Danica Patrick gives 3 word response to George Russell’s ‘heartbreaking’ Belgian GP disqualification
Danica Patrick took to Instagram to express her feelings over George Russell's shock disqualification from the Belgian GP.
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George Russell was in tears when the stewards found out the Briton’s car was underweight after winning the Belgian GP. Russell was happy and celebrating his win after the race, but little did he know his car was 1.5kgs underweight from the minimum weight requirement. The officials decided to disqualify him from the race, and they eventually handed the win to Lewis Hamilton, who had secured P2 behind his teammate. Multiple personalities shared their views on this incident, and former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick also expressed her thoughts about it.
Danica Patrick, a former NASCAR driver who is often seen in the F1 paddock, shared her feelings on social media about George Russell‘s disqualification. She commented on Sunday afternoon that the news of the disqualification was ‘heartbreaking.’ Patrick said she felt very sorry for Russell, describing the situation as very unfortunate. She thought it was a sad turn of events for Russell as he drove extremely well and was the fastest.
Well that's heartbreaking.Danica Patrick wrote on her Instagram story
Patrick shared the official F1’s post on her story with her message and a ‘heartbreak’ emoji. This incident was obviously sad for any race driver to witness. Despite driving exceptionally well, unforeseen events like this can occur. Such situations really demotivate a race driver because they put their heart and soul into racing. Experiencing something like this is truly devastating for any driver.
Mercedes set to investigate George Russell’s car over Belgian GP disqualification
Mercedes’ Andrew Shovlin in an interview mentioned that it’s very difficult for Russell to be disqualified after putting in such a great performance. Shovlin believed Russell was the best driver on the track as he defended his position with worn tires. However, the unexpected incident was just his bad luck at that moment.
It's really tough for George to have been disqualified from the win after such an impressive drive.Andrew Shovlin said, as reported by RacingNews365
Shovlin mentioned Russell did an excellent job with his tires and defending the position until the end of the race. However, Andrew Shovlin stated that the team did not understand how the car was found underweight after the race. He mentioned Mercedes would look into it carefully to figure out the reason. They were hopeful that further investigation would clarify what went wrong.
He did a brilliant job to hang onto the tyres and defend to the finish. We don't yet understand why the car was underweight following the race but will investigate thoroughly to find the explanation.Andrew Shovlin added.
Certainly, Andrew Shovlin mentioned the analysis and investigation will be on the way before they take the rest for summer break. The investigation is necessary as it would also help them to understand things and improve it next time to avoid such mistakes. Fans devastated to see George Russell’s win get taken away by race control.
In case you missed it:
- Christian Horner blames Mercedes’ ‘calculation mistake’ for George Russell’s Belgian GP disqualification
- Lewis Hamilton reckons Mercedes had ‘lots of positives’ despite George Russell’s disqualification from Belgian GP
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