George Russell misread the Charles Leclerc situation and ended up taking a grid penalty.
George Russell wrongly assumed Charles Leclerc was on an out-lap in Austin and trying to snatch track position, thus the impeding incident which resulted in a Russell grid penalty.
Russell simply thought that Leclerc was also preparing for a final push lap and wanted to get ahead of him, hence why he had no interest in the opening the door. “So it’s just been a really scrappy day, but we’re starting P5 tomorrow, the car is clearly quick and I think has got better pace over Ferrari, so the focus is on that now.”F1 Driver of the Day: Who has won the award in F1 2023?
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