George Russell escapes punishment as Mercedes fined over unsafe release in qualifying.
in the pit lane during the first part of qualifying in Suzuka, forcing Piastri to take avoiding action when Russell suddenly veered into the fast lane.
The Suzuka stewards blamed Russell’s mechanic for releasing him without first checking to see if the pit lane was clear and ultimately opted to issue Mercedes with a fine."The driver of Car 63 stated that on receiving the release signal from his mechanic, he had intended to drive down the working lane, however he saw the mechanic from Car 44 in his peripheral vision and in order to avoid him, he claimed he had to move into the fast lane.
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