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George Russell says he doesn’t understand the reason for his heavy crash in FP2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix that left Mercedes with a major rebuild overnight. For the second successive weekend, R…
George Russell was unable to explain the cause of his major crash during FP2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, which resulted in Mercedes having to rebuild his car overnight. Despite being fastest in the first practice session, Russell lost control over the curb at Turn 8 early in FP2 and hit the wall at high speed. He expressed frustration over the consecutive crashes and the challenge it poses for the team. Russell acknowledged that the elongated tire test format of FP2 limited the impact of his crash and hopes to recover in the final practice session. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton had a disrupted start to the weekend with Kimi Antonelli driving in his place during FP1 and limited changes during the tire test in FP2. Hamilton remains optimistic and sees room for improvement after completing some running on the track.
