George Russell left Australia with zero points in his bag.
On Sunday, the Briton hit a wall before ending up on the left side of his car stopped in the middle of the track on the penultimate lap.
An accident with no physical consequences for the driver but which concludes a GP to forget for Mercedes.
Indeed, earlier, his seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton - expected next year at Ferrari in place of Sainz - had to retire due to an engine problem.
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