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Williams "surprise" Russell's gravel trip "wasn't a lap-ruining mistake"

George Russell left all at Williams surprised his trip across the Mugello gravel during qualifying for the Tuscan Grand Prix did not prove more costly. Head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes Russell could have reached Q2 but for his error, in tandem with Lewis Hamilton slowing him down in the final corner. Article continues under video Emerging out of turn seven, Russell briefly ran across the gravel, but in keeping his foot planted, he impressively managed to continue. Although Russell's lap at the time was enough to see him move out of the bottom five, he was eventually demoted to 18th on the grid, missing out on a Q2 spot by 0.160secs behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel....
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