ROSS BRAWN: Young RUSSELL is the material for the WORLD CHAMPION
George Russell was very close to his first Formula 1 victory for Mercedes when he replaced Lewis Hamilton in the Sakhir GP race, who tested positive for coronavirus last week. After missing the pole position by just 26 thousandths of a second, several unfortunate events prevented his path to victory. Despite the disappointment in the race, Ross Brawn is confident that Russell has shown that he is a future world champion. “George should be very positive about this racing weekend, despite the disappointment in the race,” the Formula 1 sports boss wrote in his column. "He put on a great show in extremely challenging circumstances. I always thought he was a great Formula 1 racer. I've commented before on how good he is, but you never know if he still has that last speed that marks you