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George Russell has called the current breed of Formula One cars 'dangerous' and a 'recipe for disaster', after a jolting qualifying session around the fast Azerbaijan street circuit.
The Briton will line up fifth on the starting grid on Sunday for Mercedes, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc taking his fourth pole position in succession and sixth of the season.
Both drivers wrestled with machinery that jerked and bounced around the 3.7-mile track in qualifying ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
George Russell has labelled the current breed of Formula One cars as a 'recipe for disaster'
'It is just a matter of time before we see a major incident,' Russell warned. 'A lot of us can barely keep the car in a straight line over the bumps, and we are going round the last two corners at 200mph.
'It is unnecessary with the technology we have that we are running a Formula One car at that speed, millimetres from the ground. It is a recipe for disaster. We cannot sustain this for three more years, or however long these regulations are in place.
'The bottoming has been extreme. We're so close to the ground to get the maximum aerodynamic benefits, and it is brutal. We are being shaken to pieces and I can barely see where to brake at the end of the straight because we are bouncing around so much.
'I don't think we are the only car. Ferrari and Red Bull are also in this position. Half of the grid are in the same boat.
