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George Russell says after his Qualifying crash Lewis Hamilton has “kindly offered” him his upgraded parts, but they decided against a swap.
George Russell crashed in the final moments of United States Grand Prix Qualifying, and he confirms the upgraded parts on his car that need to be replaced are now an issue.
He also confirmed Lewis Hamilton, who will start the race from P18, has offered him parts from his car.
“Right now, the concern is about the bits,” the Briton said.
“We will have to revert on the upgrades, and Lewis has kindly offered his ones, but we are not going to swap.
“So I don’t know what is going to be happening, but that is the biggest concern and we don’t have the answers.
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“We keep finding ourselves in this position and how the car is interacting with the tyres, the temperature, to small changes in the wind, but it has been the story of the season.
“With old upgrades or new upgrades, either we are there or we’re half a second, six-tenths off.
“All season, when the car has been in the sweet spot, fighting for poles and wins – like [in Sprint Qualifying], we were both fighting for pole, and in qualifying, we were both almost out in Q1.
“I really pushed on that last lap, ultimately trying to find performance that wasn’t there and paid the price.
“I am just disappointed with myself, because everyone has worked so hard to bring the upgrades, and that’s in the bin,” Russell concluded.
