Max Verstappen has been praised by George Russell after once again taking the fight to Mercedes on his own in an F1 2020 qualifying session, with the Englishman insisting the... read more »

Mercedes told George Russell there was "zero expectation" on him and that a top-six result in his first F1 qualifying session for the team would be a good result. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said he had told George Russell that qualifying in the top four for the Sakhir GP would have been "fantastic". read more »

George Russell could barely believe his luck after the latest twist in an eventful week was qualifying on the front row for the Sakhir Grand Prix. read more »

George Russell admitted he was pleased yet still a little "gutted" to come so close to taking pole position on his Mercedes debut after his superb performance subbing... read more »

George Russell has revealed he accidentally pressed his Mercedes car's neutral button during qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix, as he continues to adapt to his... read more »

George Russell says he had to "relearn" how to drive in Mercedes' "alien" 2020 F1 car as he impressed to claim second place on the grid in his... read more »

Valtteri Bottas said he is focusing on his own driving rather than getting distracted by the hype around stand-in Mercedes team-mate George Russell after qualifying on pole for... read more »

George Russell admits he's "gutted" to have missed out on his first career pole position by just 0.026s, as he was beaten by Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas... read more »

Lewis Hamilton stand-in George Russell has revealed he has had to relearn driving with what he has described as an "alien" Mercedes that propelled him to a stunning... read more »

George Russell felt "gutted" to narrowly miss out on his maiden Formula 1 pole position in qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix, finishing second behind Mercedes... read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged Mercedes stand-in George Russell and Red Bull's Max Verstappen to claim pole position for the Sakhir GP with Formula 1's fastest-ever lap - as... read more »

Valtteri Bottas narrowly beat Mercedes stand-in team-mate George Russell for pole position during a thrilling qualifying session for Formula 1's Sakhir Grand Prix. With... read more »

Valtteri Bottas edges out Mercedes substitute George Russell by just 0.026s to claim pole position for F1's Sakhir GP in Bahrain. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edges Mercedes new-boy George Russell to pole position at the Sakhir Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas beat George Russell in qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, but only by 0.026s as Mercedes' temporary Formula 1 line-up battled for pole read more »

George Russell missed out on pole position for the Sakhir Grand Prix by just 0.026 seconds on his Mercedes qualifying debut to leave polesitter Valtteri Bottas breathing a huge... read more »

Valtteri Bottas held onto pole position ahead of the Sakhir Grand Prix by the finest of margins ahead of stand-in team-mate George Russell. The Finn was on provisional pole... read more »

Max Verstappen sets up a Sakhir qualifying thriller as Valtteri Bottas gets his act together and George Russell finishes seventh. read more »

Max Verstappen pipped Valtteri Bottas to end up fastest in the final practice ahead of the qualifying session for the inaugural Sakhir Grand Prix. George Russell finished... read more »

Max Verstappen thrust Red Bull into contention ahead of Sakhir GP qualifying by beating Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas to the fastest time in final practice, as Friday... read more »

Max Verstappen set the pace in final practice for the Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix, leading from Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas as Friday pace-setter George Russell could only... read more »

Mercedes has denied that George Russell's Sakhir GP outing is a "shoot-out" or will have any impact on Lewis Hamilton's contract talks but Christian Horner... read more »

Mercedes claims it is not treating this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix as a shootout between George Russell and Valtteri Bottas for a 2022 Formula 1 seat read more »

Toto Wolff has called for calm after Mercedes protege George Russell finished fastest in both opening practice sessions on his debut for the team in Bahrain. read more »