(Reuters) – George Russell’s stunning form in qualifying and races this season shows that his Williams car is not as bad as people think, according to Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen. The Briton qualified third for Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix after also starting on the front row alongside Verstappen in a rain-hit and farcical Belgian round at Spa-Francorchamps in August. Once dominant champions in the 1980s and 1990s, Williams have been last in the standings for the past two seasons but have now risen to eighth. McLaren’s Lando Norris, whose car also has a Mercedes engine, starts on pole for the first time. “The team have done an amazing job once again, pitting at the right time and putting the right tyres on.

Source: MetroXpress September 25, 2021 18:33 UTC