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George Russell could not hide his disappointment after being forced to retire from his home event at the British Grand Prix, having earlier led from pole position on a day where he looked to be in with a chance of victory.
The Mercedes driver made a good launch from P1 on the grid when the race got underway and led from team mate Lewis Hamilton for the opening phase.
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However, Hamilton overtook to go into the lead on Lap 18 of 52, before the McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri surged ahead of them both within just a couple of laps.
As the rain started to fall and the front-runners began to switch to intermediate tyres, Russell lost out to the Red Bull of Max Verstappen to then run in fourth, but further heartbreak followed when the Briton was called into the pits on Lap 34 to retire the car owing to a suspected water system issue.
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