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Russell after Spa Exit: "I'm Not Angry with Lewis"
His Belgian GP ended after just five corners. He doesn't blame fellow driver Hamilton for the incident but openly expresses frustration to the press.
George Russell is the big loser of the Belgian Grand Prix.
After a recent upward trend, the Briton suffered a setback. His compatriot Lewis Hamilton briefly lost control of his Ferrari, made contact with Russell on lap one, and thus ended his race.
Russell does not blame the Ferrari driver and shows self-criticism: "I'm not angry with Lewis. I simply shouldn't have been next to him; at the start, I was two places ahead of him."
Battery as the Root of the Problem
Problems existed even before the collision. While most drivers used their battery to generate additional speed, Russell fell behind on the long straight.
"It had already started before that. When I came out of Turn 1, for whatever reason, I had 30 to 40 percent less battery. As a result, three cars completely left me behind," Russell said after the race. "Of course, there was contact with Lewis afterward, but I never should have been there."
"One Thing After Another"
Russell, who has often blamed his colleagues in accidents in the past, defended Lewis Hamilton and would not have issued a penalty: "I haven't looked at it closely yet, but from my perspective, it's a racing incident."
His Mercedes team will have a lot to do to motivate the 28-year-old again for the next races. "One thing leads to another, and then another. Not good enough in all aspects. Trying to reset – I've done that often enough this season and will see what I can do."
