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George Russell fires disqualification warning

George Russell underlined his growing leadership role at Mercedes by warning engineers that Kimi Antonelli’s W15 was “bottoming” heavily through Turns 4 and 5 during practice, risking excessive plank wear and potential disqualification. The 27-year-old Brit relayed, “Lots of bottoming and plank wear from Kimi, exit turn four, entry turn five,” prompting immediate analysis. Why plank wear matters FIA regulations mandate a minimum plank thickness; failure led to Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s infamous double DQ at the 2023 United States Grand Prix. More recently, Nico Hülkenberg fell foul in Bahrain 2025, proving enforcement remains stringent. Antonelli’s home-race...
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