GEORGE RUSSELL has broken his silence on his Belgian Grand Prix disqualification.

The British driver had finished ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at Spa on Sunday.

George Russell has admitted he is ‘heartbroken’ after his Belgian Grand Prix disqualificationCredit: Rex

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The Brit has also left up his celebration post after breaking his silenceCredit: Rex
However, he was disqualified hours after the race following a review from the race stewards.

Officials found Russell’s car to be underweight after it was drained of fuel during the post-race checks.

As a result, Hamilton was upgraded to the race winner to claim his second victory in three attempts.

Following the disqualification, Russell wrote on Instagram: “Heartbreaking… We came in 1.5kg underweight and have been disqualified from the race.

“We left it all on the track today and I take pride in crossing the line first. There will be more to come.”

He also left up his celebratory post, though, having earlier shared snaps of himself with the trophy.

Russell had said: “P1!!! From P6 to the top step, what an incredible feeling! Running the hard tyres for 34 laps was a risk but it paid off.

“Heading into the break with a 1-2 shows all the hard work is paying off. We always believed and will never stop. Let’s go team!!!”