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Russell hit with grid penalty after Sainz incident

Article To news overview © Williams George Russell and Carlos Sainz had a coming together on the first lap of Saturday's Sprint Qualifying, and the incident has cost the Williams driver as he will no longer start in the top 10 after being handed a three-place grid penalty. The two came together at Turn 6 when Russell locked up and clipped the Spaniard. The contact sent Sainz into the grass, and while the Ferrari driver was able to continue, he fell way down the order. “Cars 63 [Russell] and 55 [Sainz] approached turn six with car 63 on the inside, in the middle of thetrack, and car 55 on the outside," read a statement by the FIA. "Car 63 locked the front brakes briefly and...
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