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Russell receives grid drop, penalty points for yellow flag infringement

George Russell has become the third driver to be penalised post-qualifying at Turkey, as the Stewards deemed he breached yellow-flag regulations during the session. The Briton, who was already set to start from 20th on the grid due to a power unit-related penalty, was found not to have slowed sufficiently under double-waved yellow flags caused by Daniil Kvyat, who had spun. As a result, he was handed a five-place grid penalty as well as three penalty points, bringing his 12-month total to six. “Car 63 approached turn 2, which was under double yellow flags for Car 26 (Daniel Kvyat) who was spinning off track on the outside of the turn,” read a Stewards statement. “While Car 63 made an...
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