Max Verstappen defended George Russell for the way in which he clinched pole position at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix - but added he shouldn’t have been allowed to complete the lap.<br>The four-time world champion suffered a heavy crash at the penultimate corner of the Red Bull Ring in Q3 last Saturday, prompting yellow flag conditions in a messy end to qualifying.<br>That’s because ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappen-on-george-russells-austrian-gp-pole-i-would-have-done-the-same/10835700/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>