Things got a little ‘messy’ for Mercedes driver George Russell during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, journalist Peter Windsor says. Russell finished seventh in Suzuka, having started in ninth. Teammate Lewis Hamilton out-qualified the 26-year-old for the first time this season, but he then offered to swap positions in the early stages of the Grand Prix as he struggled for pace. Mercedes duly issued the instruction, and Russell remained ahead for the rest of the race. Speaking on his YouTube channel, though, Windsor questioned one of Russell’s decisions. Mercedes initially opted to run a one-sto…