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Russell resists Hamilton for Belgian Grand Prix victory

George Russell led a shock Mercedes one-two finish by holding off a fast-finishing Lewis Hamilton in a frenetic final stint at the Belgian Grand Prix. Russell reached the checkered flag with a surprise one-stop strategy on a day almost every driver stopped twice, forcing Hamilton to chase him down in the final stint. It had been an inspired call by team and driver coming after the Briton made his tire change on lap 10 of 44, switching his mediums for hards. It appeared to be the opening gambit of a standard two-stop race, but a 20-lap opening stint by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz made clear that the white-walled rubber was more durable than expected. Russell switched to management mode to eke...
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