A real madness what happened in Q2. The two mercedes George Russell and Lewis HamiltonThey collided during training. The young British pilot closed his partner and they both touched each other. The face of Toto Wolff, head of Mercedes, said it all. Also, Russell was eliminated in this round.
This utterly unexpected touch caused Hamilton to be without the front wing. His mechanics had to change it for Q3, in which he was already involved.
The FIA announced that this maneuver would be investigated. Russell could be penalized for shutting down his teammate in the middle of qualifying. An absolute nightmare for the Mercedes team.
Russell justified himself on the radio, apologizing to Wolff: “You didn’t tell me there was a car behind. Sorry guys, I don’t know what’s going on in this classification.”
TOUCH MORE THAN 300KM/H BETWEEN THE TWO MERCEDES! 😱😱😱
The one that could have gotten involved between Hamilton and Russell 🔥#SpainDAZNF1 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/2ZkjcPIgCb
— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) June 3, 2023
