F1 News: Russell Pinpoints Antonelli Spin as SQ2 Exit Cause in Major Mercedes Blow

Russell Blames Teammate's Spin for SQ2 Exit at Belgian GP

George Russell faced an unexpected exit from SQ2 during Sprint Qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix, attributing his struggles to gravel left on the track from teammate Kimi Antonelli’s spin. Previously, Mercedes had shown strong pace, but Russell will start the Sprint from 13th position. His performance was hindered by gravel and potential damage to his W16, impacting the car's handling after Antonelli's incident. Despite this setback, Russell …

George Russell pins F1 Belgian GP Sprint Qualifying woe on Mercedes team-mate's spin

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George Russell pins F1 Belgian GP Sprint Qualifying woe on Mercedes team-mate’s spin

George Russell has indicated that team-mate Kimi Antonelli’s spin in qualifying for Formula 1‘s Belgian Grand Prix Sprint Race contributed to being dumped out of SQ2. The Briton and the Italian rookie looked good to compete for a good result at Spa-Francorchamps, having set the fourth-fastest time in FP1. Antonelli was sixth, promising a potentially good qualifying for the German marque. However, it unravelled in SQ1, when Antonelli spun at Stav…

Russell’s reveals culprit behind ‘big shock’ SQ2 exit at Spa

George Russell was left reeling after an unexpected elimination in SQ2 during Friday’s Sprint Qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix.

F1 news: Russell pinpoints Antonelli spin as SQ2 exit cause in major Mercedes blow

A spin for Kimi Antonelli in Sprint qualifying for the Belgian GP may have resulted in damage that knocked his teammate out early.

Piastri takes Spa sprint pole after near-elimination in SQ2

Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri bounced back from a near-elimination in SQ2 to take a crushing pole for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix sprint race.Piastri has looked like the faster McLaren driver at Spa since the earliest laps of practice, but things almost came undone in SQ2 when he was penalised for a track limits offence and then almost eliminated as his underwhelming second lap was bettered by a host of midfield cars. Having scrape…