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Russell: P10 is where Williams 'deserved to finish' Russian GP

George Russell says that despite launching his race from third on the grid in Sochi, P10 at the checkered flag was realistically where Williams deserved to finish. After his impressive performance in qualifying, the Briton was a pre-race favourite to take the lead on the long run down to Sochi's Turn 2 thanks to his car's low-downforce set-up and top speed. But as the third member of the unusual trio that led the race off the line, Russell wasn't able to overhaul at the start fellow young guns Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz. The Williams driver nevertheless held his own in third for the duration of his first stint on the medium tyre. "We were the fastest car on the straight and that...
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