George Russell's smashed up Mercedes after he crashed in practice at the Mexico GP(Image: Formula 1 via Getty Images)

George Russell taken to medical centre as huge Mexico GP crash leaves him clutching ribs

A massive crash in FP2 on Friday at the Mexican Grand Prix saw George Russell taken to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez medical centre and left Mercedes with a huge repair job

by · The Mirror

George Russell was left clutching his ribs in pain after a high-speed crash during practice at the Mexican Grand Prix.

The Brit lost control of his Mercedes a little over 20 minutes into the second session of the day on Friday and smashed into a Tecpro barrier. The session was immediately red-flagged and the force of the impact saw the medical car immediately deployed.

Russell was able to remove himself from the cockpit of his car under his own power. But TV cameras showed him stagger to the edge of the barrier and he appeared to be doubled up in pain.

When he was helped to the medical car, Russell was seen holding his ribs. No details of his condition have yet been confirmed by medics at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez or his Mercedes team.

Track personnel rushed to fix the barrier that had been damaged after the stricken car was lifted off the circuit. After a delay of around 25 minutes while that work was carried out, the extended FP2 session, which doubles as a tyre test for suppliers Pirelli, was able to resume.

Russell wasn't the only one who did not have the session he would have wanted. Max Verstappen complained about a noise he could hear from the engine in his Red Bull and, after initially being told to stay out on track, soon after headed back to the pits.

Mechanics soon got to work on his car and seemed to have found an issue as it was not long until the Dutchman was out of the car and at the back of the garage. He was missing out on valuable track time while his rivals were putting useful laps in.

George Russell looked hurt as he was helped into the medical car( Image: Formula 1 via Getty Images)
George Russell heads into the Mexican GP weekend seventh in the drivers' standings( Image: Getty Images)

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