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George Russell will start the United States Grand Prix from the pit lane due to Mercedes having to change his specification of car after a qualifying crash. Russell lost control at the penultimate …
George Russell will start the United States Grand Prix from the pit lane due to Mercedes needing to change his car’s specification after a qualifying crash, which damaged the right side of his car. Mercedes had introduced an upgrade in Austin, but due to limited spare parts availability, Russell had to revert to the old specification used in Singapore. This change violated parc fermé regulations, as Mercedes had to work on the car during the covered period and could not replace all parts to match the original specification. With Russell starting from the pit lane, drivers behind the top five, including Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, move up a position. Pierre Gasly will now start sixth for Alpine.
