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Mercedes: Plank and tyre wear, plus driver weight, likely trigger of Russell's F1 Belgium DSQ

Mercedes suspects that plank and tyre wear, plus weight loss by George Russell himself, may have contributed to his car being under the limit at the end of Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix.Russell was disqualified from his victory after last weekend’s race at Spa when his Mercedes was found to be 1.5kg below the minimum weight limit of 798kg that includes the driver.Early analysis conducted by ...Keep reading

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