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Russell given three-place grid drop for Sainz collision
George Russell has been given a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's British Grand Prix, after his first-lap contact with Carlos Sainz in sprint qualifying. The Williams driver locked up and tagged the rear-left tyre of the Ferrari heading into Brooklands on the first lap, making Sainz divert his route through the corner and drop towards the back of the field. While Sainz eventually recovered to take P11 for Sunday's grid, that will now be bumped up a place as Russell's penalty will see him drop outside the top 10, to P12 for the start of his home race. Russell was adjudged to have been to blame for causing a collision with the Spaniard, but the race stewards said it was a different...
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