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Daniel Moxon

George Russell demands Mercedes talks and blames team for Lewis Hamilton collision

George Russell demanded internal talks as he shirked the blame for colliding with Lewis Hamilton during qualifying in Barcelona.

The Brit endured a wretched session on Saturday, leaving him with plenty of work to do to get a good result from the Spanish Grand Prix. He will be starting 12th on the grid after failing to make it through to the final part of qualifying.

But that was not all as Russell also had a run-in with Hamilton during Q2. As they approached a corner, Russell had the inside line and the DRS open as he swung to the outside of the track, forcing Hamilton onto the grass and knocking his fellow Brit's front wing endplate off.

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