2 weeks Ago By Thomas Maher
Mercedes’ George Russell suffered a big crash during second practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix after losing control of his W15. The British driver lost control of his Mercedes W15 at high speed while negotiating the esses in the second sector at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Less than 15 minutes into the second practice session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix, Russell was negotiating his way through the high-speed sweeps that make up most of the second sector of the circuit.
With the session given over to a Pirelli tyre test, Russell was embarking on a C4 performance run as defined by the tyre manufacturer when he took too much kerb through the right-hand Turn 8. This unsettled his Mercedes to the point where he lost control of the rear entirely and spun around 270 degrees before hitting the TecPro barriers sideways in what was a nasty sudden stop. Russell was able to gingerly climb out of the cockpit of the W15 but was in clear discomfort as he was shown holding his ribs and he was guided to the Medical Car while limping – he’s been brought straight to the Medical Centre at the circuit.
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