
Mercedes’ George Russell says his Italian Grand Prix nearly ended in tears, after narrowly avoiding contact at around 340km/h when battling Red Bull’s Sergio Perez for eighth place.
Having damaged his front wing in an incident at the start of the Monza Formula 1 race, Russell was charging through the field after coming out in 12th position following his second pitstop, having swiftly overtaken RB’s Daniel Ricciardo and Williams’ Alexander Albon.