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‘Over-delivering’ Russell confirmed F1 potential with Sakhir GP drive - Wolff
Toto Wolff says George Russell’s performance at the Sakhir Grand Prix confirmed the British driver as a Formula 1 star of the future. Russell was on course to win in Sakhir having taken the lead on Lap 1 until a tyre mix-up when he pit under the Safety Car. Mercedes fit Valtteri Bottas’ allocated tyres to Russell’s Mercedes forcing him into a second pit stop to avoid a potential disqualification. Even despite this second stop, Russell sliced his way through the field from fifth to second on new medium tyres, including an overtake on Bottas around the outside of Turn 6. Russell was closing in on Sergio Perez for the lead of the race but then suffered a puncture, dropping him back down...
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