Sainz says Russell's Mercedes success shows the difference between cars

McLaren driver Carlos Sainz believes this makes the point that F1 is not a fair contest between teams. "It shows that the differences between the cars are too big, while almost the entire field could be within three tenths of a second," says Sainz to Autosport.com.

Better show with equivalent cars

"It's a shame that a boy who fights for P15 every weekend suddenly misses the pole by a hair in a winning car. For me, this shows what Formula 1 misses, it could be a much nicer show if the cars were more equal and the driver could make the difference," Sainz said.