Mercedes' George Russell revealed that his Italian Grand Prix nearly ended in disaster during a high-speed battle with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez for eighth place.
for eighth place. After damaging his front wing in an early incident, Russell found himself in 12th position after his second pit stop but quickly made his way through the field, overtaking Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon.
When asked by a reporter if he enjoyed his battle with Sergio Perez, George Russell replied, as reported by“I mean, fun? I'm not sure you can just describe that as ‘fun,’ because I thought I was about to go airborne when he was squeezing me at 340km/h. But yeah, hard racing, and I'm at least glad to have made it one position.”
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff commented on Sergio Perez's defensive move, suggesting it could “probably” be considered “a move under braking,” even though it occurred before both drivers actually applied their brakes for the chicane. He noted, “Was there enough of a gap? That gap was tiny, but still, the move came late.”
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