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‘Russell capped Hamilton's value, dented Bottas's'

Martin Brundle believes George Russell's strong performance filling in for Lewis Hamilton hurt both the Briton and Valtteri Bottas. With Hamilton testing positive for COVID-19, the Williams driver was called up to replace him for the Sakhir Grand Prix. While he only finished P9, that was due to a pit-stop error from the team and a slow puncture. His own performance was excellent, as he took the lead from Bottas at the start and then stayed ahead comfortably. With Hamilton in contract negotiations and Bottas' deal expiring at the end of next season, Brundle feels both of their values have now dropped as a result of Russell's showing. 'I have no doubt that using Russell instead of the...
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