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Sochi turn two shocker needs Bahrain re-design - Russell

Willaims driver George Russell has slated the second corner at Sochi and suggested a complete re-design to mirror the opening complex at Bahrain. The corner descended into a scene of farce over the weekend as multiple drivers were penalised for not following race director's notes to escape through the bollards. Article continues under video Sainz crashed into the outside retaining wall trying to follow the instructions and Romain Grosjean was left weaving in all directions trying to make sense of the area designed to help drivers rejoin the track in a safe manner. Russell made no bones about the fact the corner was awful for the sport and has even put forward a remedy to improve the design...
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