Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is likely to win the Belgian Grand Prix despite starting 15th, Mercedes driver George Russell says.
The world championship leader qualified fastest at historic Spa-Francorchamps, 0.632 seconds clear, but has a grid penalty for excessive engine usage.
Russell, who will start fifth, said: “Max is probably going to slice through and win the race pretty comfortably.
“I think he and Red Bull are just miles ahead of everyone.”
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who qualified second to Verstappen and will start from…
