George Russell appeared to agree with team principal Toto Wolff’s assessment that Mercedes’ pace did at times look fairly strong, but he warns that they are still some way off Red Bull and Ferrari. Russell took a gamble in wet conditions on Saturday to go onto Slicks, but his late qualifying gamble did not pay off as he span at Turn Two and was pushed down to eighth. Sir Lewis Hamilton started the race fourth after managing his best qualifying of the year, and passed Alpine’s Fernando Alonso to claim his second podium of the year in third. READ: ‘It’s against the regulation’: Alpine boss warns Mercedes upgrade could be ‘protested’ The seven-time champion finished seven...
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