Sakhir (Bahrain), Dec 7 (Ians) Sergio Perez took a remarkable debut Formula One win in the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after Mercedes fumbled what should have been a first victory for George Russell.
Standing in for Lewis Hamilton after the world champion tested positive for Covid-19, Russell on Sunday took the lead from teammate Valtteri Bottas at the start and seemed set for a fairy-tale debut triumph, reports Xinhua news agency.
But things started to unravel for Mercedes when the safety car was deployed on lap 61 after debutant Jack Aitken -- himself replacing Russell at Williams -- lost his front wing after a spin.
With a sizeable gap to the rest of the field, Mercedes called both drivers in for a precautionary pit stop, but put a wrong mix of tyres on Russell's car before realising their mistake halfway through Bottas' stop.
This meant Russell had to pit again the...
Standing in for Lewis Hamilton after the world champion tested positive for Covid-19, Russell on Sunday took the lead from teammate Valtteri Bottas at the start and seemed set for a fairy-tale debut triumph, reports Xinhua news agency.
But things started to unravel for Mercedes when the safety car was deployed on lap 61 after debutant Jack Aitken -- himself replacing Russell at Williams -- lost his front wing after a spin.
With a sizeable gap to the rest of the field, Mercedes called both drivers in for a precautionary pit stop, but put a wrong mix of tyres on Russell's car before realising their mistake halfway through Bottas' stop.
This meant Russell had to pit again the...
- 12/7/2020
- by IANS
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