| This time seven days ago, we were all being wowed by George Russell as he adapted to driving Lewis Hamilton’s world championship-winning Mercedes in fine style. A week on, Lewis is back in his Merc, and George is back to making up the numbers again at the rear of the field at Williams. Those 2.5 seconds he’s dropped from the pace of Valtteri Bottas must feel like a lifetime! But talent doesn’t always get rewarded in F1, as highlighted by Sakhir GP winner Sergio Perez being evicted from his spot on the 2021 grid. On a day when Fernando Alonso reminded everyone what Formula 1 cars should sound like after demo-ing his 2005 title winner, you wonder how much of F1’s soul it can afford to keep giving away… Charles Bradley, Global Editor in Chief
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| | A L E X K A L I N A U C K A S Abu Dhabi GP: Bottas tops FP2 from Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas put Mercedes on top in FP2 at Formula 1's 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which was disrupted by a red flag when Kimi Raikkonen's Alfa Romeo caught fire. |
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