Russell: Mercedes Shrinks Red Bull's 'Scary' Power Edge

Russell: Mercedes Shrinks Red Bull's 'Scary' Power Edge

George Russell arrived in Bahrain looking spooked and left looking like he’d found the fast charge button — not because Red Bull forgot how to fly, but because Mercedes stopped tripping on its own plug. The real fun this year isn’t the wings you can see; it’s the sneaky battery chess you can’t: who saves, who spends, and who turns a straight into a slingshot without going flat. Bahrain was the rehearsal; Melbourne is the pop quiz with only three…