Chadwick: Russell Retirement Saved Mercedes

Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick has suggested that George Russell's untimely retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix may have prevented bitter intra-team fallout at Mercedes. Russell and his teammate Kimi Antonelli were engaged in a 30-lap battle for the lead before Russell was forced to retire at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. sweetbonanza.qpon

The Sky Sports F1 pundit believes the retirement spared Mercedes from a potentially contentious situation, as the team might have faced difficult decisions had both drivers continued their intense battle for position.