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Mercedes confirms looming grid penalty for Russell
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29/08/2026 at 09:1128/08/2026 at 22:36 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Mercedes’ 2026 championship campaign has been handed another unwelcome complication, with George Russell now confirmed to face a grid penalty after the team admitted its reliability troubles have left both of its drivers needing additional power units. While Kimi Antonelli’s fate is already sealed for Monza next weekend, where the Italian will start from the back after Mercedes elected to fit his fifth engine of the season, Russell’s penalty remains a question of when – not if. The confirmation comes after a difficult first half of the campaign for the German...
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