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Russell: Gap to Dutch GP pole "all down to tyres"

George Russell thinks tyre overheating led to his half-second deficit to Dutch Grand Prix polesitter Lando Norris after being on the pace throughout Q1 and Q2.

Russell and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton are looking to build on winning three of the last four races, but as the F1 season resumed in Zandvoort the pair qualified only fourth and 12th respectively.

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