It may not have been very enjoyable at the time but George Russell believes his anguish in the 2020 Sakhir GP was a 'statement.' F1
George Russell discusses the ‘statement’ sent by his 2020 Sakhir GP anguishGeorge Russell believes the roller-coaster nature of his 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix posted a “bigger statement” than if he had enjoyed a comfortable win.
The Briton finished ninth in Bahrain when deputising at Mercedes for Lewis Hamilton, who had to miss that season’s penultimate race with Covid.Qualifying second, alongside temporary team-mate Valtteri Bottas on the front row, Russell led until a botched double-stack pit-stop on lap 63 of 87 during a Safety Car period, illegally being sent out on the Finn’s front tyres and having to pit again.
Down to fifth, on fresh tyres he passed Bottas and two other rivals and was hunting down leader Sergio Perez when a puncture scuppered his revived victory hopes and ultimately left Russell scrambling back up the order to collect his first ever World Championship points. However, he still feels what he had to contend with that day, and the events that unfolded, resonated more than coasting to a maiden F1 triumph would have done – and helped him to eventually displace Bottas as a full-time
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