George Russell apologised to Daniil Kvyat after blocking him at the end of the first part of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. The near miss denied the Russian driver a chance to complete his final flying lap and meant he qualified in eighteenth. Russell was nineteenth but drops behind Williams Racing team-mate Robert Kubica on the starting grid after receiving a three place grid penalty. The British driver had been quicker than his Williams team-mate and felt he had put in the best lap the car could achieve. “It felt like a fairly decent lap. “We maximised the car, it’s just unfortunate it’s still a bit of a way from where we want to be, but we know our pace at the moment...
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