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Mercedes suspects loss of rubber a factor in Russell DSQ
Mercedes suspects a loss of rubber from the long final stint was a factor in George Russell’s car being underweight and leading to his disqualification from the Belgian Grand Prix. Russell committed to an unexpected one-stop strategy and managed to hold off Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri in a thrilling finish, with the top three covered by 1.1 seconds at the line. But Russell was then disqualified and lost his victory when his car was found to be 1.5kg below the minimum weight after the race, and trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin believes lost weight from the tires was one of the reasons.
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