RUSSELL STARS IN SPAIN AS SOLE FULL-POINTS SCORER

MERCEDES

LEWIS HAMILTON

Started 6th----------Result 5th

9 Once again, we saw him so frustrated early on only to mount a brilliant comeback. Recovered from firstlap puncture to sit in fourth before engine temperatures spiked. Race pace was even a whisker faster than Russell’s, but drops a point for having qualified behind his stablemate.

GEORGE RUSSELL

Started 4th----------Result 3rd

10 His best qualifying performance of the year beat one of the Red Bulls and was well ahead of Hamilton. Defended brilliantly against Perez and Verstappen in a slower car to even lead the race. Despite Mercedes’ gains, he did more than was expected in an exceptional drive.