Russell “made a mess” of Azerbaijan GP restart

In Sunday’s Baku race Russell had to take avoiding action on the lap 13 restart not to hit Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso into Turn 1.

Russell had to veer right, which made him miss the apex of the 90-degree left-hander and left him wide onto the dirt on exit.

That gave the chasing Lance Stroll the momentum to pass him for seventh place on the inside into Turn 2. Stroll’s move also backed up Russell enough to allow team-mate Lewis Hamilton past in the run to Turn 3.

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