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Reflecting on the incident, the Mercedes driver said: “I was on a really strong lap. I was five-tenths up at one point but then it went away from me in Sector 3, and then obviously I had the crash.
“It was really disappointing because the team have worked so hard to bring these upgrades to the car, and I was just trying too hard to find something that in all honesty wasn’t there and paid the price. Really quite upset with how that’s ended, but not much more to say.”
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He also confirmed that the team does not have enough spare parts to replicate the upgrades package before the Grand Prix, although his team mate Lewis Hamilton “kindly offered” to switch the necessary elements.
“Everyone back at base deserves better but we’re all pushing the limits here to try and get the car on the front row and fight for big results,” Russell explained. “We achieved it yesterday, and today it’s quite the opposite.”
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