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Bad luck prevented the British George Russell from winning the first Grand Prix.
9:23 pm, December 7, 2020
“We learned that George Russell is someone who can be trusted in the future. He has the potential and everything a future star needs,” he emphasized. Mercedes-Team leader Toto wolff Sunday in Sakhir. Russell had previously in the penultimate WM– Enter running Bahrain Formula 1-World champion Lewis Hamilton, which was missing after a positive Corona test, was duly represented at Mercedes.
In qualifying, the 22-year-old, who is actually a regular driver of the lagging team Williams is only 56 thousandths behind the Finnish pole positioner Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes. In the race, Russell was in the lead for the longest time. Only a mistake in the Mercedes area and a puncture at the finish line returned Hamilton’s substitute to ninth place.
Bottas, who has been driving for the German official team since 2017, knows that next year could be the last for Mercedes. Because Wolff already indicated in Bahrain that in the future, record champions Hamilton and Russell, two Brits could drive for the constructors’ world champions. “It would be an interesting situation to have them both on the team and maybe a bit of a wild ride for all of us. But maybe we will both have them in the future,” said the 48-year-old Viennese.
