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Should George Russell have received a penalty for changing wing-spec in Austria?

The Mercedes F1 Team and George Russell in particular have managed to avoid what would've been a costly penalty at the Austrian Grand Prix, after it was revealed that the Brit had used a different wing-spec for Saturday's Sprint race. Russell finished a superb 4th in the Sprint, meaning he will line-up from there for the traditional Sunday race. The British driver himself admitted that he had used a different wing-spec than he had in Friday's Qualifying session, but also revealed he didn't want to race with it. “I had a different rear wing today a rear wing we probably wouldn’t have chosen to race with, but in terms of lap-times was very similar to what we would have wanted,' Russell...
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