George Russell shares childhood Silverstone connection and why he rejected bigger grandstand
George Russell has opened up about launching his own dedicated grandstand for his supporters at Silverstone. It was announced this week that the British driver would have the George Russell Grandstand at his home grand prix circuit from 2027. The grandstand will be located at Farm Curve and ticketholders will get a three-day reserved seat, an official George Russell T-shirt delivered ahead ...…
George Russell was fastest in the first free practice session at the Madring circuit with a time of 1:34.077. Kimi Antonelli finished second and Charles Leclerc third.
Behind Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, with Max Verstappen fifth, more than six tenths of a second behind Russell. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished sixth and eighth respectively.
The session, the first at the new Madring track, passed without major incident, although there were instances of impeding, including by Lewis Hamilton, according to Yahoo Sports.
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- George Russell explains what went wrong in Q3 at Madring motorsport.com
