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George Russell and Mercedes received a formal warning over Russell’s collision with Lewis Hamilton in Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying.
In the closing moments of Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying Q2, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were involved in a collision that damaged Lewis’ car.
The two drivers collided when Lewis, who was on a flying lap, attempted to overtake the young Briton. George did not leave any space and forced Lewis off the track, and after the collision Lewis’ front wing picked up damage.
While Russell, Hamilton and Mercedes all said afterwards that the incident happened because of miscommunication, both drivers were summoned to the stewards.
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Ultimately only Russell was investigated for allegedly “abnormally changing direction directly causing impact” with Hamilton.
However the stewards ultimately decided not to punish Russell, but he did receive a formal warning, as did Mercedes.
According to the stewards’ report, George did not check his mirrors, and the team did not “inform him of the approach of Car #44.
“However, in mitigation, he was reacting to the car in front of him (Sainz), and at the end of his out-lap, the driver of car #63 had to sow significantly to avoid impeding cars #1 and #55 (Max Verstappen and Sainz),” the report concluded.
