Mercedes boss Toto Wolff labelled a five-second penalty given to George Russell as a “total joke” in the early stages of the US Grand Prix. Russell, who started in the pit-lane, was making his way through the field when he went for an overtake on Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas.

The Mercedes boss was angry with a penalty given to George Russell before an odd interview ensued in relation to Norris’ five-second penalty for overtaking Max Verstappen off-track

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Despite Russell's five-second penalty, the most controversial incident of the Grand Prix in Texas happened later on in the race, when the McLaren driver, Norris, accelerated while off the track in order to motor past his title rival,

McLaren's Lando Norris put McLaren on pole position for the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday after George Russell crashed his Mercedes in the dying seconds and forced Formula One leader Max Verstappen to slow.