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Toto Wolff addresses George Russell's ‘proper' engine failure

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that George Russell's power unit failure at the Australian Grand Prix is down to a suspected cylinder failure, with the British driver's race having ended on Lap 18. Up until his sudden retirement, Russell had been having an incredible weekend at the Albert Park Circuit, with the former Williams driver having qualified second. He was able to almost get within two-tenths of polesitter Max Verstappen, although, this didn't matter too much as Russell overtook the reigning World Champion on the rundown to Turn One. Russell went on to lead the opening nine laps, before making an early pit-stop after a Safety Car was summoned due to a crash for...
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