George Russell ‘expected nothing less’ as ‘smart’ Fernando Alonso plays DRS ‘game’ in Japan

'Fernando playing games? That's new!'

George Russell once again encountered some Fernando Alonso shenanigans during the Japanese Grand Prix – thankfully this time without an unsavoury outcome – as the Mercedes driver said fair play to the Spaniard over his DRS ploy.

This time there were no such dramas, with Alonso’s latest tactical masterplan earning Russell’s praise. Russell would ultimately overtake Piastri on the final lap to snatch P7.Top 10: The drivers with the highest win percentages in F1 history “But it’s going to be completely anonymous. Everyone will forget by tomorrow this weekend that we had.

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