George Russell eighth after worrying Belgian practice

George Russell finished a distant eighth in second practice (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP) - (AP)

George Russell finished an alarming eighth in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix as his world championship rival Kimi Antonelli set the pace.

Russell took advantage of Antonelli’s failure to finish at the last round in Silverstone to trim the Italian teenager’s title advantage to 25 points having been as many as 68 back after last month’s Monaco Grand Prix.