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Russell wanted earlier slick switch in Austria Sprint
George Russell was the first to switch to slick tyres in the F1 Sprint. Picture: XPB Images George Russell wanted to switch to slick tyres two laps earlier than he did during the F1 Sprint in Austria. Russell finished eighth after being the first to brave the switch to dry weather tyres on a damp Red Bull Ring. He took to the pits on Lap 15, leaving him just nine laps to claw back the 20 seconds he lost traversing the lane. Once up to speed, he quickly began lapping seconds faster than those ahead, rising from last at the end of Lap 16 to eighth at the chequered flag. However, it could have been higher, Russell argued, had his team called him in two laps earlier. 'I said for the two laps...
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