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Russell: Winning F2 title not essential for 2019 F1 seat

Mercedes junior George Russell insists his hopes of securing a Formula 1 seat next season are not reliant on him winning this year’s Formula 2 championship.  Russell heads fellow Briton and McLaren reserve Lando Norris by 12 points having taken four victories and claimed three pole positions for ART Grand Prix so far in F1’s direct feeder category. He went on to top F1’s post-Hungarian Grand Prix test with Mercedes, setting a new unofficial track record with the fastest time of the second and final in-season test of 2018.  The 20-year-old is among a number of drivers who have suffered from a spate of reliability failures following teething troubles with F2’s new-for-2018 car but...
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