The team also revealed that Ocon was nursing a suspected power unit issue.
F1 2024 head-to-head race record: MercedesLewis Hamilton 2-7 George Russell*Sprint: Lewis Hamilton 1-1 George RussellWhile Lewis Hamilton and George Russell held the closest qualifying record of any driver pairing in 2023.
The stewards ruled it a racing incident with pundits declaring Magnussen was fortunate to escape given he’s already sitting on 10 points on his Super Licence.