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.
He also needed to do all of that while experiencing multiple mechanical failures on his W16 over the final stretch of the race.
“Yeah, it felt all under control for a moment and then suddenly we had a brake-by-wire failure,” explained Russell trackside after the race. “So suddenly the pedal was going long, and then it
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