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George Russell endured a difficult Saturday in the United States as he was issued two penalties during the day.
George Russell has admitted that he was solely responsible for the two penalties he received on Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas. In the first incident, he impeded Charles Leclerc during Sprint Qualifying, resulting in a three-place grid penalty for the race. Later, Russell overtook Oscar Piastri off the track and received a five-second time penalty, dropping him from seventh to eighth place. Russell acknowledged that both penalties were fair and unintentional. He believed Leclerc was on an out-lap and admitted that his attempt to overtake Piastri was too ambitious. Despite these setbacks, Russell remained optimistic, stating that he was in a strong position to fight for a podium finish in Sunday’s race, possibly against Lando Norris.
Source: RacingNews 365
