Russell’s helmet broke headrest after gravel trap battering

The Mercedes driver was making a second attempt at a quick lap in Q3 on the damp circuit when he ran off the road at Turn 4 after locking up the rears on the entry and touching the grass.
He could do little to slow himself down and ended up bouncing through a gravel trap before ending up on the escape road near the tyre barriers.
But after trying to do a spin turn to get himself facing the …Keep reading