Russell to start from back of Singapore grid after penalty
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The Mercedes driver has received a power-unit penalty from a dramatic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last Sunday. The 28-year-old qualified in eighth but was heading for a podium finish before an engine failure forced him to retire from third place with five laps remaining. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that Russell needs to take a new power unit this weekend, putting him over the limit on several components and meaning he will be penalised in Singapore. Russell's retirement last Sunday meant Kimi Antonelli, who finished second behind Max Verstappen, took a big leap towards his first Formula 1 world title as the Italian is now 84 points ahead of his Mercedes team-mate. There are six or seven races remaining, depending on whether F1 gets the security reassurances it needs for Qatar and Abu Dhabi, in the context of the war in the Middle East. "[Russell's penalty] is particularly frustrating given the way he drove last weekend and the result he deserved to be fighting for," said Wolff. "Unfortunately, these things are part of the sport and our focus now is on giving him the best possible car and opportunities to fight back through the field." Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix last month having taken a similar penalty, while this is the latest setback in a season of frustrating mechanical issues for Russell, who won last year's Singapore Grand Prix. Extra points are on offer this weekend as Singapore hosts the sixth and final sprint event of the season. Russell's penalty will apply to Sunday's Grand Prix and not the sprint race on Saturday. "We have spent the days since [last Sunday] working hard to understand why our performance was not where it should have been," Wolff added. "Singapore gives us an immediate opportunity to continue that work. 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