George Russell has said he's glad to see the back of Formula 1's current generation of ground-effect cars, describing them as "brutal" to drive and revealing that even Mercedes' own health and safety didn't allow a designer to experience how extreme the porpoising really was in a simulator.

Asked whether he was happy to say goodbye to this rules cycle ahead of the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, Russell didn't hesitate to make his opinion known.

“Oh yeah, to be honest. They are brutal cars, to be honest. We've got a rig that does simulated replays of a lap, replaying the suspension movements from the chassis side.

"Lewis and I wanted to put one of our chief designers in this car to do a replay of Baku to show how aggressive the porpoising was. And the health and safety officer said it was too d

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