Despite finishing first in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, George Russell was disqualified by the stewards after it was determined that his car did not meet the minimum weight requirement.
It didn’t seem like George Russell knew he was going to be disqualified from the Belgian Grand Prix.
Russell won the race on Sunday, but an inspection later revealed that his car was underweight. Russell’s Mercedes was 1.5 kg over the minimum weight required, according to the report presented to the stewards by Jo Bauer, the FIA’s technical delegate for Formula One.
Russell would have only won three races in his career, and he did so by astonishingly holding off teammate Lewis Hamilton with just one pit stop. Toto Wolff, the manager of the Mercedes team, was disappointed with the outcome.
“If the stewards rule against us, we’ll have to accept it. Yet things are as they are. Prior to the announcement of the decision, the Silver Arrows team principal stated that a one-two would have been an excellent outcome.
“Although there are team benefits to consider, George is deeply hurt as a driver who had dreamed of winning these races since he was a young child and that dream has now been dashed. Something went wrong.”
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