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George Russell 'distraught' as Mercedes explains media absence

Toto Wolff said Russell was distraught after Kimi Antonelli won the title, and Mercedes was fined £5,000 for skipping mandatory media duties.

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Mercedes driver George Russell missed his mandatory post-race media duties in Mexico, with Toto Wolff offering an explanation.

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said he relieved George Russell of media duties after the Mexican Grand Prix because the British driver was shaken up after team-mate Kimi Antonelli won the Formula One championship.

Mercedes has been fined 5,000 euros after driver George Russell failed to attend his post-race media duties at the Mexican Grand Prix. The British driver finished sixth at the Hermanos Rodríguez Circuit, despite having started the race from second place, affected by […] The entry Mercedes fined for George Russell's absence from the Mexican GP press conferences appeared first on FormulaRapida.net.

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