Will Russell make contenders' life impossible? "Got nothing to lose"

George Russell believes he can take more risks than the title contenders during the final races of the season.

Heading into the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, a single point separates the two McLaren drivers, while Max Verstappen sits 36 points behind Lando Norris.

The two Mercedes drivers, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, are now fighting only for second place in the constructors’ standings, trailing Ferrari by a single point.

The British driver explained in Brazil that he can take more risk during the final rounds than the three title contenders.

He said: "I guess principally speaking we have nothing to lose so we've got more chance to fight for these victories.

"But at the end of the day if they're qualifying in front of us, we don't actually get a chance to go wheel-to-wheel.

"So I think Vegas will be a good opportunity for us. We're still seeing this year we tend to go well on tracks where there's no tyre overheating and I think that will be another circuit where we don't see the tyre overheating."

Russell in action at Interlagos - Photo: Race Pictures

Russell hopes to have the chance to overtake

The Briton explained that a one-stop strategy would make overtaking difficult on Sunday.

He concluded: "It's often been a two-stop race here in Brazil and the long straight, these two things contribute towards the overtaking. So I hope there is, but we just don't know."

Russell set the sixth fastest time in FP1. Recap the only free practice session of the Brazil GP here!

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