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Russell ‘angry’ at Mercedes as dead battery leads to Spa disaster
© XPB Michael Delaney
19/07/2026 at 16:2419/07/2026 at 16:39 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. George Russell walked away from the Belgian Grand Prix with a familiar feeling of frustration – but this time, the Mercedes driver’s anger was not aimed primarily at the rival who ended his race. The Briton’s Spa weekend collapsed before the opening lap was even complete, after contact with Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari pitched him into the gravel at Les Combes and forced an early retirement. Yet Russell’s real frustration came from what happened moments earlier: a failure to deploy his Mercedes power unit at the crucial moment, leaving him exposed on the fastest section...
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