Why Verstappen should be confident of Russian GP recovery
For the second race in a row, Mercedes has ended the first day of track action on top. It’s in a commanding position at the Russian Grand Prix once again – this time largely thanks to Max Verstappen’s upcoming engine-change grid penalty. But there’s plenty to suggest all hope is not lost for the championship leader at Sochi...
Thanks to the vagaries of the sprint race weekend format, Italian Grand Prix qualifying had already taken place by this time at Monza. But on Friday evening at the Russian GP, the sessions that really matter are still to come.
But that doesn’t make Mercedes’ position any less dominant – although of course it should be noted that the team’s excellent potential at Monza was wasted by Lewis Hamilton’s poor start to the sprint race there.
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