MEXICO CITY :George Russell traded his Mercedes cockpit for a wrestling mask on Friday, sneaking into the Mexican Grand Prix stands disguised as a Lucha Libre wrestler to watch practice from the crowd.

The British driver took advantage of sitting out the opening practice session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to do something rather unusual: blend in anonymously with Mexican supporters as reserve driver Fred Vesti took his place behind the wheel.

Russell borrowed the traditional Mexican wrestler mask to pull off his undercover mission, going unnoticed to watch the session unfold.

"Haven't watched F1 cars on track in years, so found a way to sneak into the stands while Fred was driving my car," Russell posted on Instagram, revealing his creative solution to being a spectator for once

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