“There Was No Other Option”: Mercedes Explains Strategy That Cost Russell the Victory
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- George Russell led most of the Italian Grand Prix but finished behind Mercedes teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
- Antonelli’s different strategy helped him pass Russell before the finish.
- Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff rejected suggestions that the team deliberately pushed Antonelli ahead, saying, “There was no other option.”
George Russell took the lead shortly after the start and spent most of the Italian Grand Prix at the front. Yet he did not win.
Before the finish, his Mercedes teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli passed him after using a different strategy. That raised the question of whether Mercedes had helped move Antonelli ahead of Russell.
Team principal Toto Wolff rejected that suggestion. “There was no other option,” he said in defense of the decision.
There was no other option.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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