Russell vows all-out attack from back of Singapore GP grid
Archive photograph: George Russell · Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, Shanghai 2026 · 2026-03-14Archive photo · 2026-03-14 · Liauzh · CC BY 4.0
Set to start Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix from the back after a power-unit penalty, George Russell says he will attack and try to enjoy the weekend.
George Russell is set to start Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix from the back of the grid after a power-unit penalty. His response: “All-out attack; just trying to enjoy the weekend.”
Russell must take new power-unit components after his late-race retirement at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, triggering the penalty. The drop is at least 10 places; the exact number depends on which components Mercedes changes and how many of Russell's seasonal allowances are exceeded. It applies to Sunday's Grand Prix, not Saturday's Sprint.
Russell said only Monaco would be a worse place than Singapore to take the penalty, but circumstances had left him no choice. With seven races still to go, he said Mercedes would probably have to take another penalty later in the season.
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- PRIMARY SOURCERussell promises ‘all-out attack’ in Singapore amid penaltyFormula 1
- SOURCERussell to start from back of Singapore grid after penaltyBBC Sport F1
- PRIMARY SOURCERussell set for grid penalty at Singapore Grand PrixFormula 1
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