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Russell "gutted but incredibly proud" after victory twice taken away
Mercedes stand-in driver George Russell conceded he was "gutted but incredibly proud" after twice seeing a maiden Formula 1 victory snatched from his grasp at the Sakhir Grand Prix. Russell, standing in for Lewis Hamilton after the seven-time champion contracted Covid-19, dominated after taking the lead from team-mate Valtteri Bottas at turn one of the race, going on to open up a lead of eight seconds after the first round of stops. Article continues under video But the race turned on its head when Mercedes called Russell into the pits with a late decision when a safety car was deployed - ironically - as Williams substitute driver Jack Aitken's front wing was lying on the racing...
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