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Race Analysis · Belgian 2024
teammate battle

George Russell Lost This Race Before He Was Disqualified

The underweight car was the headline, but Russell was already half a second slower than Hamilton when it mattered.

George Russell crossed the line first at Spa, then got thrown out for running an underweight car. Everyone's talking about the scales. Nobody's talking about the fact that he was getting beaten anyway.

Key Finding
Russell's one-stop gamble looked brilliant until you check the actual lap times — he was losing this race on pace alone.
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