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Russell saw the ‘reward' in pit-lane queue-jump

George Russell says he saw his illegal pit-lane overtake on Hungarian Grand Prix winner Esteban Ocon as a “risk versus reward” moment. The Williams driver thought the potential benefits far outweighed the negative side, but he quickly learned he would not get away with it. On the restart, with the Hungaroring quickly drying out under a hot sun, all of the remaining 15 runners except leader Lewis Hamilton dived into the pits at the end of the formation lap to change their intermediate tyres for slicks, the teams having misjudged the condition of the circuit. Williams were advantaged by having the last garage and as the cars waited for the pit lane light to turn green, Russell spotted a...
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