George Russell explains “how did we mess this up?” Dutch GP radio complaint
Despite taking an early lead - after 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen had stopped for intermedi🐓ates - Russell dropped to the back of the grid as he was one of the last drivers to pit as the track conditions worsened.
Russ🥂ell couldn’t hide his frustration with Mercedes’ late call, saying over team radio: “I was forecast for a podium? F**k, how did we mess this up?”
Speaking aꦜfter the race, Russell revealed that Mercedes thought the rain would only last a couple of minutes.
“We were expecting the rain to stay for one or two minutes, but it ended up staying for close to 10 minutes. It was ready for intermediate tyres but I thought I could brave it out for a lap or two༒ more, if it was only going to be one or two minutes 🐟more of rain. It obviously wasn’t,” he said.
“I think we’d rather have a fast car and a bad day, then the oppoꦅsite. But, a missed opportunity.”
Russell was battling 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris for seventh but picked up an unfortunate puncture, dropping him to 17th at the chequered ꦯflag.
“It was when we were side by side, into the chicane, after a lap,” he added. “It was obviously for a fe🎶w points. Bit of a🍒 shame.
“We had such a fast ☂car today. All the decisions, and the weather, went against us. We need to look into what we could’ve done better. We clearly missed a big opportꦕunity today.
“For about a quarter of a lap, I ꦇthought I was on for a great result, at the start when I got into the lead. With the information I had, I thought the others made the wrong decision by pitting. So that was fun while it lasted.
“We got it wrong today but there are positives.”
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