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Russell: “19 out of 20” drivers aligned on F1 racing pointers adjustments
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Russell: “19 out of 20” drivers aligned on F1 racing pointers adjustments

By Miles Cooper October 31, 2024
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George Russell has prompt that “19 out of 20” drivers are aligned on what Components 1’s racing pointers needs to be and was happy to see “unfair” racing manoeuvres penalised on the Mexican Grand Prix.

Russell, who serves as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Affiliation, has been vocal on the necessity for the drivers, stewards and the FIA to debate the present pointers on racing within the wake of the US Grand Prix’s contentious battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.

Talking in Mexico, the place the 2 championship contenders as soon as once more got here beneath scrutiny for his or her on-track actions – Verstappen penalised 20 seconds for 2 violations –  Russell stated that he anticipated the stewards to proceed to take a hard-line method.

He revealed that each one however one driver was blissful for the stewards to vary their method with penalising sure incidents instantly after Austin, relatively than wait till 2025 for brand new pointers.

“I feel the stewards are completely on board with what wants to vary,” Russell stated.

“Our view is…I feel the most important dialogue is that they needed to attend till ’25, so it is one thing constant by this yr. I might say 19 out of 20 drivers stated, ‘properly, if it is incorrect, make the change immediately’.

“And I am glad to see these incidents have been punished and I think shifting ahead in Brazil what we noticed immediately [Sunday] and what we noticed final week [in Austin] you will not be capable to get away with.

“You presume [it should be easy to change if everyone agrees], however it typically appears harder than it must be when issues should get permitted and we have got to go to a vote app. However as I stated, 19 out of 20, we’re all aligned on the place it must be.”

Russell: “19 out of 20” drivers aligned on F1 racing pointers adjustments

George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W15

Picture by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Pictures

Russell pointed to his personal battle with team-mate Lewis Hamilton as “onerous and truthful” racing, during which the youthful Briton held off his team-mate till the beginning of the 66th lap.

He additionally had his say on the Verstappen/Norris incident, stating that the Dutchman’s Flip 7 transfer – during which he carried vital overspeed into the nook and ran Norris off – was one thing he hadn’t seen since Verstappen’s transfer on Hamilton at Brazil in 2021.

“It was good to have the battle and it is all the time good if you battle with Lewis as a result of it is onerous and truthful,” Russell stated.

“In the meanwhile you are seeing plenty of manoeuvres which can be simply…it is getting past entertaining or past sporting, it is simply nearly unfair to some extent now.

“You may argue the primary one was perhaps 60-40. The final one, I’ve not seen something like that since in all probability Brazil [2021].”

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