George Russell ended his Friday on a bleak notice on the Marina Bay Road Circuit after he ran into the wall in direction of the tip of FP2.
Operating in P7, the Mercedes driver locked up his entrance proper wheel as he headed into Flip 8, making it inevitable that he would conclude his session within the barrier.
FP2: Norris edges out Leclerc as Russell crashes throughout second observe in Singapore
He managed to angle his automobile in order that he collided with the wall nose-first, limiting the injury to the W15, though the workforce can have a brief turnaround to repair the automobile forward of tomorrow.
Russell was fortunately unhurt as he stated over the radio: “I am within the wall. Snatched the entrance proper.” The workforce then knowledgeable him that he had left the entrance wing by the barrier after he requested whether or not it was caught beneath the automobile as he limped again to the pits.
The incident got here as Mercedes are hoping to take the struggle to the highest three groups at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Click on go on the video participant above to observe Russell’s session-ending crash.