George Russell's rage after Brazilian GP qualifying wasn't about grid position — he had a five-place penalty and was starting sixth either way. It was about losing a rare moment of dominance in a season that's gone sideways. Mercedes pulled him off what he insisted was a pole lap, worried Alex Albon's Williams would ruin it in the final sector. Replays suggest they were right: Albon locked up massively at Juncao and would've blocked Russell completely, likely costing him the time anyway. But Russell's fury ran deeper. This was one of the few sessions all year where he clearly had teammate Kimi Antonelli covered, a chance to stamp his authority while Antonelli cruises to the title. "I don't wanna be P2, I want to be P1," he snapped. The grid penalty made pole symbolic, but symbols matter when you're trying to prove you still belong at the sharp end.
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