George Russell is not optimistic about the rest of the field being able to beat Max Verstappen on Sunday... ItalianGP 🇮🇹 F1
How the grid will take shape is still unclear, but whatever happens Russell is not expecting the runaway World Championship leader to be behind those in front for too long.
“I don’t really understand how all of that [penalty system] works really, but we are not really too focused on him because it doesn’t matter what he does,” Russell admitted to Sky F1. “And what they do, they will finish ahead of us ultimately, but he’ll probably be in the lead after 15 laps maybe. “I don’t think it’s quite as easy to overtake here as it was at Spa, but with the pace they’ve got they will be slicing through.”, presenting another good chance for Mercedes to have a positive weekend.
But rather than place his attention on where Verstappen goes, he wants Mercedes to prioritise their own race and take the battle to Ferrari at the very least.
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