Mercedes’ George Russell cannot explain exactly where the Silver Arrows are lacking in qualifying, but he has one or two working theories. Russell has finished ahead of where he started 12 times this year, while team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton has done the same 13 times. Part of this qualifying deficit has been down to a pure lack of qualifying pace, and another due to grid penalties for Hamilton in Monza last time out. The trend has been interrupted on occasion, namely when Russell grabbed a sensational pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix before the summer break. READ: George Russell interested to see Lewis Hamilton’s ‘approach to certain issues’ It was in Budapest that he and Hamilton...
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