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Mercedes star CRASH adds to Singapore weekend woes

Mercedes star CRASH adds to Singapore weekend woes

Mercedes star CRASH adds to Singapore weekend woes

Mercedes star CRASH adds to Singapore weekend woes

George Russell faced a heavy shunt into the barriers at the Singapore Grand Prix, leaving his team with a bit of a repair job.

The Mercedes star locked up heading into Turn 8 during FP2 and went straight ahead into the wall, detaching his front wing.

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It may have brought back horrible memories for the Brit, who also crashed on the last lap of the 2023 Singapore GP when challenging for the race victory.

It also added to what has been a horrible weekend so far for Mercedes, with poor car performance hampering both of their drivers.

The incident took place right at the end of an FP2 session that was dominated by Ferrari and McLaren, with Lando Norris topping the timesheet.

George Russell crashed in FP2 at Marina Bay Street Circuit
Lewis Hamilton was not impressed with his Mercedes following Friday practice in Singapore

Mercedes' dismal Singapore start

The weekend started poorly for Mercedes, with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton very downbeat over the team radio after posting a time on brand new soft tyres that only put him in 11th.

Hamilton could also only manage 12th during FP1, while Russell's best result of the day came with a seventh-place finish in FP2.

The team will be hoping for alot better heading into Saturday, where an all-important qualifying session will take place at a track that is notoriously difficult to overtake on.

Russell's crash didn't end the FP2 session early, but drivers did have to drive around much slower for the final two minutes, with double-waved yellow flags across the circuit.

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