Mercedes impressed by how Russell handled pressure

Russell only had Wednesday and Thursday to prepare before driving Lewis Hamilton’s car in Friday practice on Sakhir’s outer circuit.
He topped both sessions, qualified second to team mate Valtteri Bottas, and then lost victory in the race after a pitstop mix-up and subsequent puncture.
Shovlin said that the team knew that Russell would be fast, but was impressed by the way he attacked when a …Keep reading