P1racenews AI automatic summary:
It was a brave call at the time, leading to victory, and then disqualification. This was George Russell’s thinking.
George Russell took a risky but potentially genius one-stop strategy at the Belgian Grand Prix, narrowly beating Lewis Hamilton for the win. Despite receiving praise for his unconventional decision, Russell’s car was later found to be underweight by the FIA, resulting in disqualification. Russell’s decision to deviate from the expected two-stop strategy was influenced by his feeling on track and the lack of progress from Hamilton behind him. The unexpected strategy change was a team decision, with Russell ultimately trusting his gut feeling about the tires and track conditions. The disqualification led Mercedes to launch an internal investigation to determine the cause of the car being underweight.
