George Russell thinks Fernando Alonso could be a bigger dark horse than Ferrari in F1's season-opening BahrainGP on Sunday.
Russell continued: “I was expecting a little bit more from them, to be honest.
“It’s interesting how they were so competitive in practice but ultimately qualifying is the first time you truly get a real read.Mercedes gains five-times better than planned While he held back on what the precise changes were, Russell reckoned they had saved half a second after he and Hamilton were only on the fringes of the top 10 in Friday practice.
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