An unavoidable collision with another driver ended George’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix prematurely in Formula One’s penultimate race of the 2021 season.

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Under the floodlights of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, George lined up in P14 on a set of Medium compound Pirelli tyres.

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As the lights went out, George dropped to P17, losing three positions as the pack went into Turn One on lap one of the 50 lap race.

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On lap four, George began his battle with the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll for P16 as the duo continued to swap places back and forth.

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During lap 9, George pitted to switch from the Mediums to the Hard tyres, rejoining in P18 ahead of Stroll as the pair resumed their battle.

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A red flag on lap 14 due to a crash for the Haas of Mick Schumacher sent the pack into the pits as the barrier was repaired.

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Once the track was clear and the barrier was repaired, the field returned to the grid for a standing start.

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Unfortunately, as George attempted to avoid a collision ahead of him on track, he was hit from behind and taken out of the race on lap 15.

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George Russell – Williams Racing Driver

I came through the small kink of turn three and there were cars everywhere. I hit the brakes to slow down and unfortunately, I got hit from behind, was up in the air and that was our day over. It’s a shame but with such a narrow track that is so fast, and with the size of these cars, an accident is almost inevitable.
Heading to Abu Dhabi, we need to find a bit more speed from the car so we can be battling a little higher up the field. It’s my last race with Williams next week and I want to finish on a high.

Formula One returns for the finale of the 2021 season with FP1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday, December 10 at 9:30am GMT.

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