Mercedes has come under fire after Russell's team-mate Kimi Antonelli's front wing didn't appear to fully close under braking during his first F1 win at the Chinese Grand Prix earlier this month.
The front and rear wings are supposed to be open on designated straights, and they must close when the F1 drivers brake. The wings have 0.4 seconds to close.
However, video footage of Antonelli's latest race appeared to show a longer closing time.
Despite this, Drivers' Championship leader Russell insisted Mercedes are "trying to solve" the issue, and he claims it didn't help his teammate out.
He told Sky Sports: "It wasn't intentional, and I don't think it's not an advantage, for sure.
"It's actually a problem, so something we're trying to solve.
"It isn't a straightforward solution, but there is definitely no advantage to that because when we brake, the front wing is still open.
"Kimi had the lock up [towards the end of the race].
"I think this was a contribution to the front wing, so it's definitely not intentional."
The FIA are said to have held discussions with Mercedes about the front wing issue.
Ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, the FIA have reduced the permitted energy recharged rate from 9.0 megajoules to 8.0 megajoules, but Russell insisted it is a "small adjustment" and it won't "change anything".
He said: "It's just a small detail. It doesn't change anything.
"You can recover less from your battery, so it means you need to be slightly more wise with how you spend it. Hopefully, what it means is we'll be going slightly slower in the middle of the straight, but slightly faster at the end of the straight.
"It's small adjustment. I've yet to sort of see any data of the difference from what I drove on the simulator, so I'm not exactly sure."
Russell and Antonelli have won a grand prix each following the first two races of the season, and they sit first and second respectively in the Drivers' Championship.
Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are third and fourth, with Haas driver Oliver Bearman fifth.
