Update | Stewards don't take points away from Russell, Mercedes severely punished
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George Russell is under investigation for the Mercedes pit stop mistake. Despite all of the disasters in Sunday's Sakhir Grand Prix, George Russell managed to fight his way into P9 ahead of the chequered flag. He had the race victory taken away from him twice, but the silver lining was that he scored his first career points. Those might now be removed.
Update | Russell retains World Championship points, hefty fine Mercedes
George Russell does not have to give up his first World Cup points from his F1 career. The Mercedes team was fined a hefty 20,000 euros for the tyre error in the Sakhir Grand Prix on the Outer Loop of the Bahrain International Circuit. The stewards decided to do this a few hours after the game.
