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.
Verdict on Russell
This article has been created in collaboration with Matt Gretton
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