British Grand Prix: George Russell told what he "needs" to do at Silverstone as Kimi Antonelli championship battle heats up

Guenther Steiner has told Sports Mole that George Russell “needs” a beardown show astatine the British Grand Prix this weekend.

Russell claimed his archetypal triumph since the opening contention of the play successful past weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix astatine the Red Bull Ring.

The effect represented a much-needed triumph for a operator who had seen his teammate, Kimi Antonelli, instrumentality power of the Drivers’ Championship with 5 consecutive Grand Prix wins earlier a mechanical nonaccomplishment successful Barcelona ended the Italian’s victorious run.

Antonelli finished a mates of places down Russell successful Austria past clip out, but helium inactive boasts a steadfast 40-point pb implicit his Mercedes teammate successful the title battle. 

Steiner claims Russell needs beardown British GP

As the absorption turns to a sprint play astir Silverstone, Steiner was wide successful his effect erstwhile asked which operator needs a beardown play astatine the British GP, claiming Russell tin showcase his title credentials by winning his location race.

"I deliberation it's George Russell,” Steiner told Sports Mole. “I mean, helium had a precise beardown show successful Austria, but for George to spell into the British GP, erstwhile he's successful a rubric combat anyway, is huge. 

“But to spell back, due to the fact that Kimi won 5 races and George won lone two, I mean, it's inactive a batch to do. But George won 2 compared with five.”

“So I deliberation for George, archetypal of all, besides mathematically, to person a spell astatine the World Championship, helium needs it, but besides mentally helium needs it to amusement everyone that he’s backmost to being the aged George who tin triumph the World Championship, and helium tin amusement this by winning the British GP.

Russell's underwhelming British GP record

Russell is inactive waiting for a truly beardown play astatine Silverstone, having ne'er stood connected the podium successful his 8 Formula 1 appearances astatine the venue.

The 28-year-old’s champion decorativeness astatine his location Grand Prix took spot successful 2023 erstwhile helium finished successful 5th presumption for the Silver Arrows.

Russell qualified successful 4th spot successful past season’s British GP, but helium pitted for slicks astatine the extremity of the enactment thigh successful an effort to instrumentality vantage of a driving track.

The antheral from Kings Lynn aboriginal spun astatine Becketts and finished conscionable wrong the points successful 10th position.

With Mercedes boasting the champion bundle successful the existent field, Russell volition presumption this weekend’s contention arsenic a large accidental to nutrient his best-ever effect astatine the British GP. 

Guenther Steiner was speaking to Sports Mole on behalf of 247Bet.