Russell came away from Jeddah as the lead🀅 Mercedes driver, out-qualifying and out-racing his more experienced teammate.

After the race, Hamilton blamed his setup choice, taking a swipe at Russell by claiming 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:“he’s usually wrong”.

The seven-time world champion said: “We work on that. There was like a 50-50 choice. I chose one way and he👍 chﷺose another. 

“More o𝓡ften than not, the way he went is the wrong one. But it just ha💯ppened to work. 

"So I could only match his pa🍷ce than be quicker this weekend. But I’ll work hard to make sure we are in a better place next time.” 

Speaki✨ng to the media 𒈔on Thursday in Melbourne, Russell was asked about Hamilton’s post-race comments.

Russell insisted that “luck” wasn’t a factor, pointing towards🌠 his detailed preparation ahead of the race weekend.

“I don’t think there’s any luck i💛n it at all,” Russell said. “It’s down to the preparation you put in before the event and the changes we made overnight. 

“I knew that was going to be the right d♓irection with the work we did with the team and I believed it was going to be better than the setup Lewis opted for. I think everybody ha🐼s different preferences.

“I was happy with 🎃the direction I took and the work I am doing with the engi💙neers.”

Hamilton sits two points clear of Russell in the drivers’ championship after the opening two rounds of F1 2023.