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Abu Dhabi GP a ‘sad reality' for Russell

From the top three in Sakhir to the bottom three in Abu Dhabi, that is the 'sad reality' of F1 says George Russell. The Briton arrived at the Abu Dhabi GP in Mercedes mode as he geared up for a second weekend in the W11 to put right the heartache of the Sakhir GP where a win on debut cruelly slip away. But when Lewis Hamilton was deemed fit to race after testing negative for COVID-19, he returned to the Mercedes line-up, meaning Russell was back in the Williams for the final round of 2020. This time last weekend Russell was looking forward to starting the Sakhir GP from P2, but now in Abu Dhabi he was the third-slowest qualifier. And this he said was simply the 'sad reality' of Formula 1....
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