A delighted George Russell won Saturday’s breathless sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix to register his first Formula One race win and set up a thrilling Mercedes v Red Bull showdown in Sunday’s full distance contest.
SAO PAULO, Brazil —
He then took control to come home four seconds clear of Carlos Sainz of Ferrari with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton third and Verstappen, the only driver on medium tyres, fourth and Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez fifth. “The car has been feeling so great. Obviously, it’s difficult to know how Max would have got on it he had been on the soft tyres – instead of mediums – but nevertheless it’s a great feeling.
Verstappen and Red Bull will start with two sets of soft tyres available while Mercedes have only one, having taken an extra set for the sprint race, and will need to use a set of ‘scrubbed’ softs. “It is an amazing result for us to be on the front row. It’s incredible! From there, we should be able to work as a team and hold off the guys behind us.
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