Russell went on to qualify on the front row for Sunday night’s race after earlier winning the sprint race at Zandvoort. McLaren driver Lando Norris won pole position with a brilliant lap where he got ...

George Russell will start the Italian GP from second on the grid after missing out on pole position to Pierre Gasly, with Max Verstappen emerging as a factor in Mercedes’ qualifying disappointment.

The graphic carried Verstappen’s message after a pit-lane release involving Russell. “We’ll probably have George crying on the radio about the pit release, but it was nothing unsafe,” the Red Bull ...