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Sainz: Russell’s Mercedes debut “demonstrates what F1 is missing out on”

Carlos Sainz believes George Russell’s impressive Mercedes debut “demonstrates what Formula 1 is missing out on” due to the large performance gaps that exist between teams. Russell starred on his qualifying debut for Mercedes as stand-in for Lewis Hamilton, who has been ruled out of the weekend after testing positive for coronavirus, by getting within 0.026s of claiming a sensational maiden pole position having been narrowly edged out by Valtteri Bottas. And McLaren’s Sainz, who is heading to Ferrari for next season, reckons Russell’s performance highlights what a number of drivers on the grid could achieve if the playing field was more level, something F1 is hoping to achieve...
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