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Nature called for Russell…then Mercedes did

George Russell has revealed the call from Mercedes confirming he would replace Lewis Hamilton for the Sakhir Grand Prix came when he was in the bathroom. Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 following the Bahrain Grand Prix, which means he is unable to take part in the Sakhir GP around Bahrain's ‘Outer Circuit'. And Mercedes were able to convince Williams to release their junior driver Russell from his ‘loan' deal for the event. Amusingly, the call to action came at around '2am on Tuesday morning' when Russell was in the bathroom. “It’s all happened so fast, it’s been an intense 48 hours,' he told reporters ahead of the Sakhir Grand Prix. “I got a phone call from Toto...
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