Stewards announce verdict on Russell: Here is the result!

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19:28, 14 Sep 2024

Ludo van Denderen is a motorsport journalist at GPblog, specializing in Formula 1 and international racing series.

George Russell has not lost his fifth place on the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver did not receive a grid penalty but a reprimand for not braking sufficiently in a yellow flag situation.

The drivers behind Russell, including Championship leader Max Verstappen and his teammate Lewis Hamilton, would've benefitted from a penalty for Russell because they would've moved up a place on the grid. Instead, Russell will keep his fifth place and try to attack the two Ferrari cars, Oscar Piastri and Sergio Perez on the opening lap of the race.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Stewards announce verdict on Russell: Here is the result!

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