George Russell Faces Singapore Grid Penalty After Engine Exhaustion
· Sports · Sportstar, The Straits Times, Sky Sports
Mercedes driver George Russell is set to start from the back of the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix after exhausting his season's allocation of four power units. Russell retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia due to a power unit failure five laps from the finish while running in third place. Mercedes had planned to introduce an engine upgrade at the upcoming US Grand Prix in Austin, but the penalty and ongoing reliability issues could force the team to bring the update forward. Russell currently sits second in the drivers' standings, but the setback widens the gap to his championship-leading teammate Kimi Antonelli to 84 points. With six rounds remaining after this weekend, Antonelli remains on track to secure the world title.
Why it matters
The engine penalty effectively ends George Russell's remaining world title ambitions for the season and hands a decisive advantage to Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in the championship battle.
Read the original report — Sportstar
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