Hamilton collision ‘a massive miscommunication’ – Russell

George Russell says a “massive miscommunication” was to blame for his collision with Lewis Hamilton on the pit straight during qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton was on the racing line starting a timed lap when Russell pulled to the right to pick up the slipstream from Carlos Sainz on the run to Turn 1, but Russell then moved back across to the racing line to pass the Ferrari. With Hamilton already alongside, the pair touched and Hamilton lost part of his front wing. Russell says he was unaware his teammate had approached so quickly. “Just a massive miscommunication,”…

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