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Video: What Russell’s performance has done for his Mercedes future
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Video: What Russell’s performance has done for his Mercedes future

Our latest video explains how George Russell has boosted his Formula 1 credentials after a dream Mercedes debut

5 years ago
What Russell really did for F1’s ‘car or driver?’ debate
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What Russell really did for F1’s ‘car or driver?’ debate

Mick Schumacher’s messy F2 decider reminded Brawn of Michael
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Mick Schumacher’s messy F2 decider reminded Brawn of Michael

Bottas aware he may have looked like a ‘fool’ vs Russell

Valtteri Bottas admits that ill-informed viewers may think he looked like “a complete **** or a fool” against Mercedes Formula 1 debutant George Russell in the Sakhir Grand Prix

5 years ago

Britain faced a post-Hamilton F1 chasm. Not anymore

George Russell’s stunning weekend hasn’t just made Mercedes’ future look brighter, it’s a great sign for British Formula 1 interest levels after Lewis Hamilton, says Alice Powell

5 years ago

Edd Straw’s Sakhir GP driver ratings + reader debate

A sensational Sakhir Grand Prix generates some sensational scores in Edd Straw’s Driver Ratings – including a very, very rare 10

5 years ago

The skill and symbolism behind Russell’s epic Bottas pass

George Russell’s Mercedes Formula 1 debut was exceptional due to the collective quality and assurance of his performance, but it is best captured by one piece of driving

5 years ago

Lawrence Stroll hopes Red Bull signs Perez for 2021

Racing Point co-owner Lawrence Stroll says he wants to see his Sakhir Grand Prix winning driver Sergio Perez secure the second Red Bull seat for the 2021 Formula 1 season

5 years ago

Sakhir GP Podcast: The race that blew the rest of 2020 away

Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw dissect an incredible Sakhir Grand Prix, from Sergio Perez and George Russell’s heroics to Alex Albon and Valtteri Bottas’s woes

5 years ago

Mark Hughes: The factors that created a sensational random win

An extraordinary drive, quirks of the circuit and an enforced strategy switch added up to put Sergio Perez on the top step of the Sakhir Grand Prix podium. That and two pieces of heartbreak for George Russell. Mark Hughes explains how it all happened

5 years ago

The winners and losers from F1’s Sakhir Grand Prix

There were major talking points everywhere you looked on Sunday evening as Formula 1 took to the quirky Bahrain Outer circuit for the Sakhir Grand Prix. Here are our picks for those who had a weekend to remember or one to forget

5 years ago

Russell hopes Wolff has driver headache sooner than 2022

George Russell hopes coming close to victory on his Mercedes Formula 1 race debut has given team boss Toto Wolff a headache “not just for 2022, maybe sooner”

5 years ago
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