George Russell found grip in short supply during Formula 1 qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix and elected to try something different for his final run in Q3: a final run on the mediums.

The decision offered some reward as Russell found a tenth on his soft-tyre opener in qualifying's final stage, although it was only enough for the Mercedes driver to finish the session in seventh.

Russell had been heard over the radio stating his dissatisfaction with the level of grip through Q2 and Q3, ultimately feeling that he had "nothing on this tyre" and this prompted a change of plan for his concluding run of the session.

In context of the session, where Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were knocked out in Q1 and Q2 respectively, Russell felt relieved to have made it into Q3 despite h

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