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George Russell has said he is “too heavy” at Imola after qualifying in sixth for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – a result he feels would have been better without the added weight.
George Russell explained that he believes his personal weight affected his qualifying performance at Imola, where he set the sixth-fastest lap in his Mercedes for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. He out-qualified his teammate Lewis Hamilton and felt he got the most out of the car during the session. Russell mentioned being half a kilogram too heavy, jokingly blaming his sandwich for missing out on a higher grid position. Despite narrowly missing out on fifth place, which would have been fourth due to a penalty for another driver, Russell felt satisfied with his qualifying performance. He remained optimistic about his team’s upgraded package for the race and aimed to avoid falling back from his starting position, unlike the previous race in Miami.
