Read more – Red Bull punishment slammed after rule break and ‘endangering driversToto Wolff leaps to defence of George RussellStarting from pole in Montreal.
Mekies hailed the Japanese racer’s “simply phenomenal” improvement so far this season.
George Russell could line up in a wet pole position box at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a 60 per cent chance of thunderstorms at the start of Sunday’s 70-lap race.
“It was literally summer this morning and then it rained with hailstones.
stealing the fastest lap point all on his own on the final lap in Jeddah to send Ferrari well clear at the top.
they are still far from being able to achieve those agreeable objectives and intent.
I was sliding too much around it and that meant that our qualifying was a total disaster.