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Russell retirement 'saved Mercedes' fallout

Jamie Chadwick suggests George Russell's Canadian GP retirement spared Mercedes from potential team fallout.

Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick believes George Russell's untimely retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix likely saved Mercedes from bitter intra-team conflict. Russell and his teammate Kimi Antonelli had been battling for the lead for 30 laps before the Briton was forced to retire. syntagm.co.za