Watch: George Russell drives over drain cover in FP1

12:35, 26 Apr 2019
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During FP1 George Russell ran over a loose drain hole cover which caused major damage to his car, an expense and worry that Williams could have really done without. FP1 was Red Flagged and cancelled due to the circuit having 300 manhole covers that needed to be checked. Here is the footage of what happened.

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