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Verstappen praised by Russell after intense pole fight

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 "exceptional" Red Bull driver "deserves more" pole positions. Verstappen, however, who was just 0.053s off Sakhir GP pole position but still finished behind both Silver Arrows, insists he was just happy to get close to pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas and Russell, Lewis Hamilton's impressive stand-in. Third place in qualifying has been common for Verstappen this season with Mercedes much faster - particularly over one lap - than Red Bull, and indeed Saturday was the 10th time in 16 sessions he has...
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