Russell’s unmissable reaction to Colapinto’s great maneuver

ByDavid Mitchell
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The Franco Colapinto maneuver to avoid a collision with Liam Lawson at the start was one of the highlights of the Australian Grand Prixwon comfortably by George Russell and Mercedes.

In full acceleration, the Argentine ran into the New Zealander, who had stopped on the grid, but With pure reflex he swerved to the right and, centimeters from the wall, he managed to avoid it.

Despite Alpine’s mistake before the start that led to a stop-and-go penalty, Colapinto’s maneuver was one of the most outstanding of the day, and this was proven Russell’s reaction minutes after winning the first race of the year.

The 28-year-old Briton was resting in the room dedicated to the podium members – he was accompanied by Kimi Antonelli, also from Mercedes, and Charles Leclerc, from Ferrari – when, among the images of the day, Colapinto swerved to avoid a collision with Lawson.

As soon as Colapinto swerved, he was the big winner of the weekend He put his hands on his head, left the comfort of the backrest and joined his two hands..

“At the start we almost had a huge crash with Liam, since he was stopped on the grid and, to be honest, I was very lucky to be able to pass that first lap. I was very lucky, really,” said Colapinto after the race.

And whoever valued his reflexes closed: “I think this can happen with these new cars, but it was very dangerous and quite complicated. I’m glad I was able to overcome it. I touched the wall a little with my right rear wheel, but in general it was just that.”

Russell’s reaction and Colapinto’s maneuver

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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