Poor Russell, he was in the best car all weekend. Likely deserved a W, but that's racing. Perez is on a mission. Car takes a pretty good hit when Leclerc lunged on turn 4. Got the bit between his teeth and drove his ass off. That guy needs a seat. Criminal that he may not get onr. RBR would be making a big mistake to not take him. Also, great drive by Ocon.
Bottas is out of a job after next year. Horrible luck, but just isn't fast enough.
For me I'm wondering if the biggest impact from the weekend is Russell's performance taking some shine off Hamilton. Russell stepped in and led FP1, FP2, 2nd in qualy, led most laps in race. In a car where he doesnt know the controls, settings, too small for him, etc. Really interested to see how well Russell could do in Abu Dhabi if Hamilton is still sick.
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