SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 18 : George Russell ruled out driving style as a factor in being out-qualified yet again by championship-leading Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli on Saturday and said his car was being slowed by a mystery issue.Antonelli, 25 points clear of closest rival Russell in the Formula

Antonelli’s lead in the F1 drivers’ standings looked insurmountable after Monaco, but now Russell is potentially within one race win of wiping it out

Can Kimi Antonelli or George Russell of Mercedes take pole position at Spa-Francorchamps? Join Philip Cornwall

The Mercedes teammates and Formula 1 title rivals qualified for Sunday's race with more than half a second between them.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 18 : George Russell ruled out driving style as a factor in being out-qualified yet again by championship-leading Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli…

His Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli stormed to pole position in Belgium.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 19 : Kimi Antonelli won the Belgian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to stretch his Formula One lead to 45 points over Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton…

Kimi Antonelli cleared Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with 10 laps remaining at Spa-Francorchamps to take his sixth win of the season.

Russell trails his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by 50 points.

Russell spun out of the Belgian GP on lap one and now trails Kimi Antonelli by 50 points in the title race

Russell needs to reset, while Mercedes needs to address the car's systems and reliability if he is to challenge teammate Kimi Antonelli