Toto Wolff had to intervene from thousands of miles away as spiralled following his crash with .
The drivers started the second and third on the grid. Russell was one place ahead of his team-mate as they looked to work together to get the better of in front of them.
But their plan fell apart within seconds as . Hamilton tried to swoop around the outside of the other Mercedes but then they collided, sending the seven-time world champion into the gravel and out of the race.
And he was clearly unhappy about it. After confirming over the radio that he was uninjured, Hamilton bemoaned that he has been "taken out by my own team-mate".
An animated Russell swore loudly over the radio before shouting: "Come on! What the hell? Guys, come on. Two races in a row." He later went on to apologise and explain what he felt had caused the coming-together with his team-mate.
He said: "I'm so sorry guys, I wasn't even looking behind. I was just focused ahead and just came from nowhere. F***ing lost for words, honestly. Just seen the replays on the TV screen. I couldn't do anything, totally sandwiched."
He was dwelling on the incident so much that , watching on from home as he recovers from knee surgery, to find a radio line to Russell to sternly remind him: "George, let's race now, let's make the best out of it.
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