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Russell: "It was taken away from us twice!"

George Russell seemed likely to win his first-ever Formula 1 victory in his first serious chance. This weekend he was a Mercedes driver, replacing Lewis Hamilton who had tested positive for COVID-19. The race was taken from Russel twice, as he says himself.  "Guys... I don't know what to say. It was taken away from us twice," says a disappointed Russell on the team radio.  Read more Mercedes endure nightmare pitstop as Russell puts on mixed tyres Russell is equally proud "I was managing the race at the start. I felt comfortable in the opening laps just managing the gap to Valtteri. Then we had muddle in the pitstop that put us on the backfoot and I had to overtake...
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