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Why George Russell was disqualified and stripped of Belgian Grand Prix victory, the rule that was broken and how it could have happened

2024-07-29 21:05:03

What did the team say?

Quite simply, Mercedes admitted they had made a mistake.

“We have to take our disqualification on the chin,” said Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff. “We have clearly made a mistake and need to ensure we learn from it.

“We will go away, evaluate what happened and understand what went wrong. To lose a 1-2 is frustrating and we can only apologise to George who drove such a strong race.

“Lewis is of course promoted to P1l he was the fastest guy on the two-stop and is a deserving winner.”

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How could this have happened?

The team need time to investigate it all, but it is possible Russell’s one-stop strategy – he was the only frontrunner to not do two stops – could be the culprit.

“We don’t yet understand why the car was underweight following the race but will investigate thoroughly to find the explanation,” said trackside chief Andrew Shovlin.

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