In the closing stages of last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix perhaps the biggest question was whether Mercedes driver George Russell would be able to catch Fernando Alonso for sixth place. Russell was chasing the Aston Martin driver down on a fresher set of tires, as the two entered the tricky Turn 6-Turn 7 of the Albert Park Circuit.
Suddenly, Russell closed the gap to the rear of Alonso’s AMR24 in a hurry, and pulled to the side to avoid a collision. In an instant Russell was in the gravel, and seconds later, his W15 was on its side, right in the racing line:
Following the race both Alonso and
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