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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Philip Duncan

George Russell rues more misfortune after crash as Kimi Antonelli stretches lead

George Russell crashed out on lap one of the Belgian Grand Prix (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP) - (AP)

George Russell said he has grown “numb to disappointment” after he crashed out of the Belgian Grand Prix following a first-lap collision with Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Antonelli cleared Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with 10 laps remaining at Spa-Francorchamps to take his sixth win of the season, and double his title advantage over Russell from 25 points to 50 after 10 of the 22 scheduled rounds.

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