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George Russell crashes out of lead at wet Singapore F1 sprint
Motorsport.com • • general
Key Points:
- Mercedes driver George Russell crashed out on lap 2 of the wet Singapore GP sprint after losing control on the final corner, triggering a safety car.
- Russell had taken the lead at the wet race start by overtaking polesitter Max Verstappen into Turn 1 but quickly lost control on the white line.
- The crash saw Russell hit the pit wall and come to a stop on the outside of the start-finish straight, narrowly avoiding oncoming traffic.
- The safety car period had Verstappen leading, followed by Lewis Hamilton, who started sixth but made a strong start, and Charles Leclerc.
- Additional incidents included a collision between Aston Martin drivers Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez, eliminating both, and retirements for Red Bull's Isack Hadjar and Alpine's Franco Colapinto due to technical issues.
