George Russell has tried to play down his and Lewis Hamilton's battles on Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix, where the pair came close to colliding. The Mercedes duo were close together throughout the race at Suzuka, having both started on the fourth row. Their first duel came in the opening laps, when Russell dived up the inside of Hamilton at the chicane in the final sector. It was a great move by the King's Lynn-born driver, although Hamilton overtook him into Turn 1 thanks to a helping of DRS. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1 job vacancies The pair then settled into the race, before Hamilton ran wide at Turn 9 which allowed Russell to attack again. Hamilton and Russell...
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