After an embrace in the Chinese GP paddock, George Russell moved to pass on further congratulations to Lewis Hamilton over his Sprint pole.
Russell, meanwhile, will line-up P5 in what he feels was an accurate reflection of his pace, while McLaren’s performance – having missed out on the front row – was not what Russell had expected.
Chinese GP Sprint: Mercedes in the victory hunt?
Following a challenging Ferrari debut for Hamilton in Melbourne, the seven-time World Champion unleashed a new lap record to take pole for the Sprint race in China, with former title rival Max Verstappen to line-up alongside him on the front row in the Red Bull.
The crowd roared for Hamilton as he parked his Ferrari in front of the ‘1’ sign…