George Russell wins four in a row!
Williams Formula 1 driver George Russell dominated the final Virtual Grand Prix at Montreal to take his fourth successive victory in the series.
In keeping with recent races, Russell was unstoppable up front at the virtual version of Canada’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and this time beat Red Bull rival and long-time friend Alex Albon by six seconds on the road – which became 15 seconds in the final classification once three time penalties were factored in.
The Williams driver had taken wins in the Monaco, Spanish and Azerbaijan races aver the past few weeks and he followed that hat-trick up with a fourth win on the trot in the Virtual Canadian Grand Prix – the last race in the series before the real F1 season begins in Austria next week.
With Charles Leclerc not taking part in the finale, Russell was already guaranteed to take the honours in the ‘points’ standings for the overall series and so – unofficially at least – he took the crown as champion.
Russell took pole position with Red Bull’s Alex Albon in second place. However when the lights went out the Williams man shot off the line and out into a lead he would never lose as he wrapped up the unofficial F1 Esports championship.
Highlights of the virtual race :-
Here are the top 10 :-
George seems really happy with the four victories :-
F1‘s return to racing at the Austrian GP at the start of July is unlikely to prove quite so eye-catching for Russell, with Williams still playing catch up after two seasons at the back of the grid.
However, after a more promising pre-season back in February, the Grove squad are optimistic of a more competitive 2020 – even if a repeat of Russell’s Esports wins are somewhat unlikely.