George Russell suffered another hard blow in his 2026 Formula 1 season. This Sunday (19), at the start of the Belgian GP, he was touched by Lewis Hamilton, spun, and got stuck in the gravel, abandoning the race.
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At Spa-Francorchamps, the championship runner-up lined up in third position in the pack – meanwhile, Kimi Antonelli once again started from pole position. It so happened that as soon as the lights went out, his race ended in the very first corners.
While battling for position with the seven-time Ferrari world champion, both were side by side. It happened that after a touch, the Mercedes driver spun and got stuck in the gravel trap at Les Combes, unable to get the car out. That was it, race retirement, his second in 2026 – the first was in Canada, when he was leading the race.
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Due to the incident, to remove the W17 from the escape area, a safety car was deployed on the second lap of the Belgian GP. Meanwhile, the race direction indicated an investigation into the incident.
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