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Williams: Russell flyer sparked special message from Button

Williams boss Jost Capito was bewildered by George Russell's runner-up performance in qualifying at Spa, but the incredible achievement also drew the highest praise from the team's special advisor Jenson Button. Regardless of whether Russell and his acolytes deserved to be rewarded with a podium after Sunday's botched event, there was no denying that the Williams driver's outstanding flyer in Saturday's shootout was a hallmark of greatness. And Button is undeniably a fine connoisseur when it comes to appreciating F1's remarkable young guns. "Immediately after the lap I got a text message from Jenson, and Jenson wrote, ‘That was one of the best laps I have ever seen in my...
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