Wolff explains cause of Russell’s shock Singapore Q2 exit

George Russell's shock Q2 exit in Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying was due to a throttle problem - one that had hampered him in FP1. In a wet second segment of qualifying, Russell was expected to advance through to fight for pole position, but was left 0.006s below the cutline in 11th. Teammate Lewis Hamilton qualified third, and was disappointed to miss out on pole position by 0.054s, with Toto Wolff describing Russell's exit as the result of a throttle issue which first flared up in first practice. Russell Q2 exit explained "It's a shame, but we had a…

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