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Williams: Pre-race scare due to Russell being 'over-sensitive'
Williams boss Jost Capito said that George Russell's claim of feeling an anomaly at the rear of his car while on his way to the Austrian Grand Prix grid was unwarranted and due to the Briton being "over-sensitive". Russell put his team on red alert just minutes before the start of last Sunday's race when he radioed in to report an issue on his car. The Briton was told to proceed and take his place on the grid as all appeared normal on the data readouts in the team's garage. Williams' crews nevertheless poured over the rear of the FW43B but found nothing out of the normal. "I think he was a bit over-sensitive and a bit nervous," said Capito. "Nothing was shown to us...
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