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After Russell’s win in Azerbaijan, Giles Richards looks at the prospect of a reignited title race with Mercedes teammate Antonelli in his preview of this weekend …
The prospect of a comeback from Russell, applying pressure to his 20-year-old teammate who is in only his second season in F1, might put Mercedes too under pressure in managing them. A process of which they are all too aware, as the last time F1 was in Malaysia it was the first year after the Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg relationship at Mercedes had come apart with rancour. Nonetheless the team insist they will continue to allow their current drivers to race one another.
