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Nico Hulkenberg admits that he had a "code brown " moment after narrowly avoiding the stricken Williams of Alex Albon in the Australian Grand Prix. Albon suffered a high-speed spin on Lap 7 of the event, causing his car to roll back onto the track following contact with the barriers. Pierre Gasly and Hulkenberg were the first to encounter Albon's FW45, leaving Hulkenberg reeling from having to take avoiding action at full speed. "Holy moly, I mean seriously I had a code brown in that moment," Hulkenberg told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . Hulkenberg recalls 'seriously scary' moment Reflecting back on the incident after the race, Hulkenberg explained that the lack of visibility added to the shock. "That was seriously scary. I mean, thank God nothing happened. But this is a nightmare scenario," the Haas driver continued. "You've come around a blind corner in a street circuit. I mean, that was seriously sc...

George Russell has explained how he deals with the "ruthless" nature of social media in the public eye. The Mercedes driver admits that there are various mental health challenges posed by being an F1 driver, but finds the perceptions that people share online to be particularly difficult. "[This job] absolutely challenges your mental health so much," Russell told The High Performance Podcast . "You've got to be so resilient to the negativity in this world, whether it's the public perception, whether it's social media , whether it's the pressures of the team or even the pressures of yourself. "But I think the biggest one, probably, for me, is that public perception and social media side, which is a tough one, and I think that's also relatable to people who aren't in the spotlight, because social media is a pretty ruthless platform." ...