George Russell

George Russell was due to be 11th on the grid for the Singapore Grand Prix, but Mercedes have decided to start him from the pit lane after penalties.

19 cars still take to the grid, with Russell forced to wait at the end of the pit lane until all cars have passed at the start of the race. He has taken a Internal Combustion Engine, Turbocharger, MGU-H, MGU-K, Energy Store and Control Electronics, and is therefore required as per Article 40.9)b) of the Sporting Regulations to start from the pit lane. George Russell has taken an entire new power unit at the Singapore Grand Prix and so will be required to start the event from the pit lane.

George Russell in the Mercedes garage. Red Bull Ring July 2022. George Russell will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the pit lane after Mercedes fitted a ...

He has been in the top five in 15 of 16 races. “There’s been a Safety Car every single time we’ve been here,” he said. “Therefore car number 63 should now be required to start the race from the pit lane according to Article 40.9b of the 2022 Formula One Sporting Regulations.” George Russell will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the pit lane after Mercedes fitted a complete new power unit to his W13. Qualifying down in 11th place, Mercedes made the call overnight to fit his W13 with a completely new power unit. Pit lane start for George Russell after his W13 was fitted with a new PU

The British driver had qualified in 11th position on Saturday having been eliminated in Q2 but will now start from the pit lane behind everyone else.

The Mercedes of George Russell required a new power unit, sending him to the back of the grid for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix [George Russell](/sport/george-russell/index.html) will start from the back of the grid in Sunday's [Singapore](/news/singapore/index.html) Grand Prix after his Mercedes required a new power unit. George Russell will start Singapore Grand Prix from the BACK of the grid after his Mercedes required a new power unit after the British driver complained of problems negotiating corners in qualifying

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc lines up from pole position for Sunday's race ahead of Red Bull driver Sergio Perez with Hamilton third. Max Verstappen starts only ...

Max Verstappen starts only eighth after Red Bull under-fuelled his car. But Russell will struggle to keep that fine record intact following his penalty. Russell qualified 11th at the Marina Bay Circuit but he will be demoted to the back after Mercedes changed his power unit.

George Russell will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the pit lane. The Englishman gets a completely new engine in his W13 and is therefore forced to ...

[George Russell](/en/f1-drivers/george-russell) will start the [Singapore Grand Prix](/en/grandsprix/singapore-grand-prix) from the pit lane. In the battle for second place in the constructors' championship, the engine change could turn out well. He didn't have much to lose considering the place where the Brit would otherwise start.

Mercedes have made the call to take on new power unit elements for George Russell's W13 for the Singapore Grand Prix – with the Briton set to drop from his ...

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The Dutchman was fuming on team radio and will have to pull out something special to challenge Charles Leclerc, who will start from pole position. Max Verstappen, meanwhile, was fuming after he was forced to abandon his final flying lap in qualifying and return to the pits because his Red Bull was low on fuel. “Therefore car number 63 should now be required to start the race from the pit lane.” Britain’s Russell has finished in the top five for all but one of the races he has completed in his debut season for Mercedes.

It was a disappointing day for the Brit yesterday, as qualifying saw him miss out on a place in Q3 to Haas F1 Team's Kevin Magnussen due to a throttle problem.

The team have decided to take a new power unit due to reliability concerns. The afternoon will be tough for Russell, who is likely to lose his streak of top-five finishes because of the nature of the Marina Bay Circuit. It will undoubtedly be an interesting race with a mixed-up grid.

British racing driver George Russell of Formula One team Mercedes faced the harrowing experience of being pushed into corners by his car, replaced a power ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Marina Bay Street Circuit](/topic/marina-bay-street-circuit)and got an F1 licence in 2008 to host the [Singapore](/topic/singapore)Grand Prix. Hamilton impressed the Mercedes team with his result of third from the pole and closed the gap between [Red Bull](/topic/red-bull)and [Ferrari](/topic/ferrari). Russell will have to wait for the entire grid to pass, and after the safety car goes into the pit, he gets to start his lap. It’s also called the However, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) technical department was not informed of the change in the engine and the subsequent replacement of a new power unit.

George Russell was left to reflect on what could have been as he finished the Singapore GP in P14, when he believed Mercedes could have won.

In such a long and demanding season we were bound to have one that didn't go our way, so we chalk this one off and move on to Japan. But such a shame, we had a car to win this week.” “We are here to win races. Obviously got the fastest lap at the end by almost two seconds. We would have probably finished in the points because we were flying. [propped up the standings in Singapore](https://www.planetf1.com/news/singapore-grand-prix-2022-race-report/) after a race where he believed Mercedes had the pace to top the order.