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Mercedes to fix "smoking gun" that cost Russell a career-defining win
Mercedes chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin has confirmed the team is working on a solution to fix the "smoking gun" that robbed George Russell of a maiden Formula 1 victory. Russell was on course to take the chequered flag in Sunday's Sakhir Grand Prix until a rare Mercedes mistake sparked a chain of events that resulted in the young Briton finishing ninth. Article continues under video Shovlin has revealed at the heart of the double-stack pit-stop gaffe that resulted in Russell being sent out with the front tyres belonging to Valtteri Bottas was a missed radio message due to a glitch in the system. "We have found a smoking gun and that is to do with how the radio system...
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