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Practice 1 abandoned after Russell strikes drain cover
George Russell's damaged Williams A bizarre incident involving George Russell has seen opening practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix abandoned after a loose drain cover damaged the Williams. The incident occurred with little more than 15 minutes run in the 90-minute session, and was abandoned with just over an hour left on the session clock. The manhole appeared to come loose as Charles Leclerc ran over the manhole cover on the straight between Turn 2 and 3 just moments before Russell arrived on the scene. Adding insult to injury, the flat tow which carried the damaged Williams back to pit lane struck a bridge, and leaked hydraulic fluid onto the car. A second crane was then required to...
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