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Russell ‘handcuffed’ at Japanese GP after setup tweak

George Russell says he is going into Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix "handcuffed" by the unsuccessful set-up change that blighted his qualifying performance. The World Championship leader will start from second on the grid in Suzuka after finishing almost three tenths behind his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli on Saturday. The Mercedes duo had appeared closely matched

Antonelli takes Suzuka pole as Verstappen exits Q2

Kimi Antonelli pounced on qualifying struggles for Mercedes team-mate George Russell to claim his second successive pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. Carrying the momentum of his maiden grand prix pole and race win from China a fortnight ago, Antonelli had outpaced Russell in the final two practice sessions at Suzuka and carried that

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