F1 drivers rally around devastated Russell after costly Imola crash
Fo✱rmula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is among the drivers to have sent George Russell messages of support following his crash under the Safety Car at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Russell had been running within the top 10 and looked in conten꧂tion to score his first ever point in F1 before he lost control while trying to warm his tyres under a late Safety Car period and slammed his Williams into the wall.
The Briton was left gutted by his error whic🐷h he labelled as “the biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my career”.
Russell later shared an image of himself on Instagram in which he is pictured sat down by the side of the track contemplating the aftermath of his accident, with the ♓caption reading: “I’ll never forget this day, this mistake.
“I’ll learn from it, be stronger f൩or it. I’m so sorr🐈y to the whole team. No excuses.”
Six-ti🔯me world champion Hamilton, who claimed his 93rd victory by winning Sunday’s race at Iꦬmola, replied: “George, you were giving it your all.
— Formula 1 (@F1)Haas driver Romain Grosjean, who crashed under Safety Car conditions at the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, ♎also commented as he empathised with Russell’s accident.
“Man, I know the feel🐠ing,” the Frenchman wrote. “Will take some time to forget it, but what you do is mega. Keep pushing.”
Russel🌠l admitted after the race that he would need a “couple of days” to get over what heꦉ described as being an “amateur” error.
“I need to take a couple of days to sort of reflect on what has just happene꧃d,”♍ he explained.
“Ultimately as well I think we’ve got to take a♓way some positives from this and go to the next race with a positive frame of mind as we need to fight to get ourselves back in this position again, and I’m confident we can.”
Yesterday sucked. But that feeling only makes me more determined to keep pushing, keep improving and keep getting stronger.
— George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63)
Know thܫat every one of your messages gives me that same motivation. Thank you for the incredible support, it means𒉰 a lot
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