Lewis Hamilton was left fuming at George Russell as the latter almost pushed him out of the track in the final moments of the Q2 session of the Spanish GP qualifying. As the incident happened, the 7-time world champion instantly complained on his team radio calling out Russell for his dangerous move.
Both Hamilton and Russell were on the flying lap to set the best time to escape the elimination zone. While Hamilton managed to do it, Russell had to park his car and retire with a P12 finish.
What happened between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell?
As the Q2 session of the Barcelona qualifying came to an end, Russell and Hamilton were both trying to stay ahead of each other in Turn 1. It seemed like both the drivers were desperate to take a lead to improve their time for Q3 even though Russell was the one who was in the elimination zone and Hamilton was already safe.
In doing so, Russell backed into Hamilton and his front left tire touched Hamilton’s front wing while also slightly pushing him out of the track.
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Fuming at Russell, Hamilton said on the team radio, “That’s really dangerous. I might have some damage on the car.” After the Q2 session, it was revealed that he did suffer damage to his front wing which will cost his team $140,000. Following the damage, Mercedes changed Hamilton’s front wing as he stormed off to a Q3 session.
