Russell crashes during test in Abu Dhabi

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11:50, 28 Nov 2023

George Russell crashed during the post-season test in Abu Dhabi. A red flag was waved because there was talk of a 'car stopped on track' but there appeared to be more going on there.

''Car 63 (RUS) stopped at turn 6'' could be seen around the screens in the paddock. On X, Motorsport.com's Ronald Vording revealed that there was indeed more to the story. ''A walk through pit-lane and it revealed a... crash. A bit more work for the Merecedes mechanics.''

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Zojuist een rode vlag tijdens de F1-bandentest hier in Abu Dhabi. "Car 63 (RUS) stopped at turn 6" viel op de schermen te lezen, maar blijkt bij een wandeling door pitstraat iets meer dan dat... Crash en dus nog wat werk voor de Mercedes-monteurs #F1 #F1Testing

9:43 AM · Nov 28, 2023

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Work for mechanics

And so it will be another long day for Mercedes mechanics hoping to get the car back on track before the end of the test. It seems Russell overshot Turn 6. The same corner where Sergio Perez and Lando Norris collided. On X, someone notes that the brakes may have caught fire, judging by the extinguishing foam on the front right of the car.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Russell crashes during test in Abu Dhabi

Work for mechanics

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