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Brawn: Points awarded for qualifying bravery

F1 MD, Ross Brawn justifies the issuing of half points for Sunday's parade by claiming that they reward the bravery shown in qualifying. Since taking office at F1 Towers in St James's Market, Ross Brawn has come out with some tripe but his reaction to Sunday's events takes the biscuit. 'Half points were awarded,' said the Briton in his post-Belgium debrief on the sport's official website. 'It's not ideal but if you can't reward someone for the race, reward them for the bravery in qualifying. 'A lap like George Russell did in qualifying in the absence of a full race should be rewarded,' he added. 'As I say, it's not ideal, but it's where we are. The weather just wasn't in our corner on...
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