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Drain cover '10-15mm' from entering Russell's cockpit
George Russell reckons his drain cover incident in Baku could have been 'much worse' as the manhole cover was '10 or 15 millimetres' away from entering his cockpit. The British rookie's Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend did not get off to a great start on Friday as he brought out the red flags, and the complete cancellation of FP1, 15 minutes into the session. Out on track, Russell drove over a drain cover that had been loosened by the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. When the Williams driver hit it, it shot up and shattered his FW42's floor and diffuser. 'I knew I hit something on the track but I didn’t realise it was a manhole cover,' Russell explained. 'It was already quite bumpy down the...
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