With ten laps to go during the Austrian Grand Prix, very few Formula 1 fans would have predicted that Mercedes driver George Russell would be standing on the top step of the podium. George Russell was in the right place at the right time ever since the end of the Sprint Race on Saturday. The Brit benefitted from a marginal track limits call for Oscar Piastri in qualifying to move up to third on the grid. He then drove a strong race to retain that position ahead of the Austrian, his teammate Lewis Hamilton – who briefly overtook at the beginning of the race – and Carlos Sainz who had a strong G…
