George Russell has explained why he suddenly pulled out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the end of the formation lap for the race restart. Baku’s sixth round of the 2021 World Championship boiled up into a two-lap shootout with a standing restart after a red-flag stoppage caused by a second big crash on the pits straight, leader Max Verstappen the victim of that to follow Lance Stroll earlier. As the cars pulled into their grid slots, Russell headed off into the pit lane and out of the race, costing him a chance to gain that long-awaited first points finish for Williams which has now extended well into his third season with the team. “I had a gearbox issue. I was just coming to the...
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