George Russell Confirms Two More Penalties Before the End of the Season

George Russell has confirmed that he expects to receive two more grid penalties before the end of the Formula 1 season. The Mercedes driver will serve the first at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix after an engine failure forced him to retire from the race in Malaysia in the closing laps. His teammate Kimi Antonelli finished second.

The Briton firmly rejected suggestions that the technical problem had been caused by excessive use of the power unit. He explained that the engine had been used for six race weekends after being fitted on Sunday during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend.

Mercedes had initially planned to delay the penalty until the introduction of an upgraded engine through the FIA’s Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) programme.

Russell admitted that the failure had disrupted the team’s strategy and would lead to another unavoidable penalty during the remaining rounds. With seven races still to go, he believes one engine will not be enough to complete the season.

The Mercedes driver expressed frustration at the series of technical problems but acknowledged that such setbacks are part of motorsport.