George Russell has revealed he “sneaked” into the grandstand to look at the opening follow for the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver was absent from the primary follow session at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez as rookie Frédéric Vesti was substituted in FP1.
Besty completed 14th quickest, however Russell made the a lot of the uncommon alternative to look at trackside motion from the motive force’s seat.
Relatively than following from the storage or pit wall, the Englishman sneaked in to look at the motion from the grandstand of Foro Sol Baseball Stadium.
“Somebody is borrowing my automobile. It is the primary time I’ve seen an F1 automobile on observe for a very long time. So let’s go,” Russell stated in a Mercedes video documenting the journey to the grandstand.
“I want some form of disguise,” Russell added, donning a Nacho Libre wrestling masks and coat.
Mercedes’ video continued to point out Russell sitting within the grandstand surrounded by followers, having fun with the FP1 motion within the well-known stadium part of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
“That is my automobile! He is in my automobile!” Russell stated, pointing to Vesti as he drove by.
Russell stated afterward: “It was a variety of enjoyable to be sincere. It was the primary time I would seen an F1 automobile on observe for years and years.”
“It was superior. Let’s have a look at what different individuals are seeing.”
Russell will return to the cockpit of the W14 for a second follow session.
Rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli was second quickest in FP1, 0.107 seconds behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
