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George Russell became Formula 1’s newest race winner after an incident-packed Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday.
And the drivers had to be on their toes at the start, with the fifth light barely staying on for a second before they went out. No matter for the Mercedes duo, however, as Russell led from Hamilton as the Silver Arrows got the start they were looking for. Further up the road, Leclerc and Norris came to blows at Turn 6 [Ferradura], with the McLaren driver seemingly tagging the inside kerb at the apex, suffering understeer and colliding with the side of Leclerc’s Ferrari. The Monégasque driver voiced his anger on team radio, but while he was able to get himself out of the barrier, he was left right at the back when he got going again.
The pace shown by Sainz afterwards looked to slowly bring him into play, as he made light work of passing three cars in four laps. Such was his speed, Ferrari brought Leclerc in for another stop to swap him to soft tyres himself. Both Mercedes drivers began to stretch their legs, however, with Hamilton taking a second per lap out of those in front as ‘Hammer Time’ was initiated inside the cockpit, while Russell was gradually able to eke out his lead at the front beyond five seconds to Perez.
Hamilton voiced his worries over radio about Perez and Sainz behind having pitted for fresher soft tyres than he had available, with Russell told in the sister car that team orders were not in play at Mercedes, but the racing just had to be “respectful” between the two of them.
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