Interlagos GP: George Russell on Mercedes wins the sprint race, according to Sainz

The British George Russell won the Sprint race of the Brazilian GP, ​​the penultimate round of the Formula 1 world championship and tomorrow he will start in front of everyone.

On the Interlagos circuit, after the 103 kilometers of the race, the English driver of Mercedes wins ahead of the Spanish driver of Ferrari, Carlos Sainz, who tomorrow will lose 5 positions on the grid due to the change of the engine and his compatriot and teammate, Lewis Hamilton . 

Fourth place for the world champion, the Dutch Red Bull Max Verstappen, who pays a wrong choice of tires, then the Mexican Sergio Perez, his teammate and the second Red of the Monegasque Charles Leclerc.

McLaren English Lando Norris and Haas Dane Kevin Magnussen also scored points, starting from pole position.

"Incredible victory, I did not expect to have so much pace, this shows the hard work of the team and the growth of the car. It was difficult because you had to manage the risks, I wanted the victory but without exaggerating too much on the track. The front row was all Mercedes it's a satisfaction, I repeat there's hard work behind it and tomorrow we want to win ".

expresses himself

after winning the Sprint Race.

The Mercedes driver, by virtue of this result, will start first in tomorrow's race. 

"We had more tire degradation than the Mercedes, I immediately tried to recover and fight up front. I wanted to be aggressive because tomorrow I will also have a penalty to serve, I'm happy with what I did today, but the Mercedes have grown a lot and It won't be easy. Contact with Verstappen? I was at the limit, it's hard to overtake here or you're aggressive or you don't pass. I'm sorry if there was a contact, but this is racing. Tomorrow we will need a good race ".

These are the words of

at the end of the Sprint Race.

"So far it has been an incredible weekend, I congratulate George (Russell, ed) for the victory, dedicated to all those who work hard for this team. Brazil would be incredible. "

's comment

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The Briton of Mercedes finished third behind Russell and Sainz, but in tomorrow's race he will start second by virtue of the penalty that the Spaniard from Ferrari will have to serve.