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‘Hurt' Russell called parents amid Sakhir heartbreak
George Russell A 'bloody hurt' George Russell called his parents amid the heartbreak of missing out on a maiden Formula 1 victory in Sakhir following a bungled pit stop and late puncture. In his first appearance standing in for Lewis Hamilton, the young Briton comfortably led the opening half of the race from pole-sitter and team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes made a late call to pit both drivers on Lap 59 after a Safety Car was deployed for debris left behind by Williams’ Jack Aitken. Russell led Bottas into the lane in an attempted double stack stop, but Mercedes fumbled amid the late call and mixed up the tyres for both cars. The front medium tyres allocated for Bottas were fitted to...
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