F1 analyst Peter Windsor believes that George Russell's P2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix was "one of the best drives" he had seen "for a long time". The Mercedes drivers finished behind Oscar Piastri, but a brilliant drive while dealing with all sorts of issues,

George Russell had to overcome numerous obstacles to hold on to second in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. He had to keep a hard-charging Lando Norris at bay over the closing laps. He needed to make a 25-lap stint on a set of soft tires work despite high levels of tire degradation.

Russell keeps his second place on the podium at Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix after being cleared for erroneous DRS use