Sakhir GP: Russell quickest in first session with Mercedes

After being named as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement for the race weekend following the seven-time world champion’s positive test for COVID-19, Russell wasted little time in making an impression in the Mercedes W11 car.
Russell sat nine tenths of a second behind teammate Valtteri Bottas’s fastest laptime following the early soft tyre runs in FP1, only to find plenty of time during the second …Keep reading