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FIA Confirms Max Verstappen Decision as Russell Lands 40-Place Grid Penalty
Mercedes took a fifth engine set after Russell’s Malaysia retirement, while stewards ruled Verstappen reacted properly to yellow flags.
- On Sunday, Mercedes driver George Russell retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after a power unit failure on lap 50 of 55 while running third.
- Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff labeled the result 'one of my worst experiences,' insisting the team's recurring mechanical failures 'cannot continue' as the season enters its final stages.
- Russell now trails championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 84 points with seven races remaining, describing his season's misfortune as 'relentless' after suffering more failures this year than in his previous three seasons combined.
- Following the retirement, Russell faces a grid penalty for the Singapore Grand Prix after taking a fifth internal combustion engine, forcing him to start at the back at Marina Bay.
- Mercedes must now reassess development plans, delaying upgrades to manage the engine penalty, while aiming to improve reliability ahead of Singapore to sustain their constructors' championship lead.
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Severe misfortune in the final moments of the Bahrain GP and severe misfortune afterwards as well.
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