George Russell believes that but for a too early switch to slicks and an encounter with Mick Schumacher, his Singapore Grand Prix could have been entirely different. Suffering a brake issue in qualifying, the Briton failed to make it to Q3 for the first time since Imola, his race further compromised when Mercedes opted to take on a new engine, thereby demoting him to a pitlane start. On Lap 21, having worked his way up to 15th, Russell was told to pit, his team switching him to slicks, the first driver to do so. As he slithered and struggled over the course of the next few laps all eyes were on him, and even Russell himself feared a dreadful mistake had been made. Indeed, told of the...
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