When it happened, the Englishman won only once
On Saturday in Singapore, George Russell, thanks to a great tour conquered the pole position before MaxVerstappen, is to rely oneighth time that the English and the Dutch share the front row at the start and in the 7 previous times, only once has the Mercedes driver managed to win.
Russell's Super Pole in Singapore, but what happened to Verstappen?
On the streets of Marina Bay, George Russell took the seventh pole position of his career and the 143rd for Mercedes. Number 63 delivered a sensational performance in Q3 for the 18th round of this season. Alongside him on the front row will be Max Verstappen, who has no intention of giving up the title fight until the mathematical certainty is met. We've often seen sparks fly between the Englishman and the Dutchman, both on and off the track.
Leaving aside the interview bickering and focusing on the padel, we can notice that by virtue of their first row, there is a statistics that wink at the driver of the Milton Keynes team. The two have shared the front row 7 times in the past and the next day, in the race, Max always won. Except for one occasion. The This year's Canadian GP in fact led George to victory, who finished just ahead of number 1.
Let's see who wins.
However, it should be emphasized that every time Verstappen prevailed over Russell in the “head to head”, the level of the two drivers' cars was certainly not the same. This year the situation is different, the RB21 He's often been acting up this season. Max no longer seems unbeatable, and George actually managed to get the better of him in Canada. However, in recent outings, the Anglo-Austrian team and its driver seem to have made great strides.
The two consecutive successes of Monza e Baku, have begun to whet the appetite of the Lion of the Netherlands, who never loses his appetite. The comeback to the title is a difficult challenge, but perhaps precisely because it is complicated, it fascinates Max even more. Today the Dutchman certainly won't sit back and watch and will be ready to seize the opportunity to win, whether at the start or during the race, and secure his third consecutive victory. There are all the conditions for a very interesting challenge and Singapore It will certainly not fail to make Verstappen and Russell fight on equal terms.
Mauro Cafasso
