MANAMA – George Russell was left with mixed feelings after losing out on an almost certain maiden Formula One win on his Mercedes debut in Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix.
The 22-year-old, standing in for Lewis Hamilton after the seven-times champion tested positive for COVID-19, looked at home in his compatriot’s car as he wrested the lead from pole-sitting teammate Valtteri Bottas and set a commanding pace.
But a pitstop mix-up set him back and a subsequent puncture dashed his hopes for good.
“Obviously, on the one hand incredibly disappointed and gutted to miss out on a victory, not only once but twice it went away from us,” Russell, who finished 9th, told reporters on a Zoom …
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