Formula 1: McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri was the beneficiary of a crash between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, with the young Aussie jumping into second place after the incident.
The Red Bull superstar wrapped up the driver’s title on Sunday during the sprint race and only added to his lead with another dominant showing.
It marks his best ever finish in a Grand Prix and becomes his second podium of the season while also becoming McLaren’s second double podium finish in the past two races. Unfortunately the gap closed and the Mercedes duo slammed into one another with one of Hamilton’s rear wheels being sent flying and ending his race.Hamilton was done after one corner. “So sorry guys. I wasn’t even looking behind, I was just focused ahead and he just came from nowhere,” Russell said.
“I’m happy to take full responsibility. I feel sorry for my team. In the heat of the moment ... I think George had nowhere to go.” Despite his first lap incident, George Russell remains in the hunt for a podium finish as he hunts down the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. With 10 laps down the race is going to be a war of tyre wear with teams needing to make a minimum of three pit stops.Mercedes would have been full of hope heading into the race that they were in for a good haul of points, even a race win.Lewis Hamilton starting on soft tyres got a lightning start and looked to swoop around the outside of teammate George Russell and Verstappen.
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