'I don't think well Fernando did was extraordinarily dangerous, but it would open a can of worms if it weren't penalised.'
Although George Russell doesn’t believe Fernando Alonso’s actions in Australia were “extraordinarily dangerous”, it would’ve opened a “can of worm” had it not been penalised.
That Russell has since revealed he was looking at his steering wheel at the time opens the door for Jordan’s argument.“Every driver is open to change their line, brake earlier, power through the corner, do whatever,” he said. “We’ve got so many duties to take care of when we’re driving, going around the racetrack, changing all of the settings on the steering wheel, making sure you’re in the right engine mode, taking care of the tyres, talking to your engineer, managing the deltas on your steering wheel.
“I don’t think well Fernando did was extraordinarily dangerous, but it would open a can of worms if it weren’t penalised.”Asked whether he’s spoken with Alonso, he revealed they’d bumped into each other at a coffee shop back home. “Possibly,” said Russell. “I think it was a bit of a strange situation that happened last week. As I said, at the time, totally caught by surprise.
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