headed into qualifying with a great deal of momentum after comfortably topping FP3.
Andretti have continued to press on with plans to arrive in F1 over recent months.
Russell out-braked himself which meant he went from first to third in the space of one corner.
Toto Wolff: We also said that to Carlos SainzBut while reports claimed he turned down Audi in the hope of landing either the Red Bull or Mercedes seats.