In the round-up: George Russell was warned by the Austrian Grand Prix stewards for walking across the race track after crashing in qualifying.
In brief
Russell warned by stewards after walking across track without permission
Mercedes driver George Russell was warned by the Austrian Grand Prix stewards after walking across the race track back to the pits following huis Q3 crash at the final corner.
Russell was deemed to have walked across the track and onto a part of the pit lane unlimited by a speed limit “without permission from any marshals”. He began walking across the track when a group of cars including Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz Jnr were all entering the pit lane following the red flag.
Russell is the second driver to have been found to have entered the rack track without permission this season. In the Australian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel was found to have breached the same FIA regulation after using a scooter to ride back to the pit lane using the race track after breaking down in practice. Vettel was fined €5,000 for the incident.
Aston Martin lack mechanical grip, Stroll admits
Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll says the team lack mechanical grip in low speed corners after both he and team mate Sebastian Vetter were eliminated in Q1 in Friday qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
“Our baseline pace isn’t really there,” Stroll explained. “We don’t have the load we need in the high-speed corners and we’re just not mechanically very good in the low-speed corners and the balance isn’t great. So when you’re dealing with all that stuff it’s always challenging.”
Hamilton pleased to see Silverstone crowd “becoming even more diverse”
Lewis Hamilton said that seeing fans at Silverstone was a highlight of the weekend for him, especially as F1’s audience gets less homogenous.
“I mean, generally was a really great weekend. I think all round, having seen the sea of fans at Silverstone was incredible,” said Hamilton, ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.
“Just when you think it can can’t get better or can be a better weekend each year, it seems to improve. And also you’re seeing a crowd that’s becoming even more diverse than it was in the past, which is great.
“I think it was really positive for us as a team to start to see a little bit of consistency, particularly on my side, and to see us making progress.”
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