Russell’s bid for victory ended in the wall on the last lap with only nine corners left.
“In the moment you want to curl up in a ball and be with nobody,” said Russell as he cleared his throat and his eyes red.
At a circuit where overtaking is almost impossible, Mercedes rolled the strategy dice by putting both Russell and Hamilton on fresh tyres on lap 45 of 62.Russell left the pits 17.5 seconds behind Sainz. On lap 53, he swatted Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc aside and victory – which would have been only the second of his career – looked possible.
Russell was soon on the back of Norris’ papaya McLaren. With Norris out of the way, Sainz would surely be easy prey.
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