Russell narrowly missed out on his first pole position of F1 2023, splitting the two Ferraris at the Mari﷽na Bay Street Circuit.

With the Red Bulls well down the order, the battle for the win could be wide open between Ferrari, Mercedes and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris.

Looking ahead to Sunday’s fight for the win, Russell revealed that both Mercedes drivers have an ext🔴ra set of medium tyres which could gi💛ve them a crucial advantage in the battle for the victory.

“I felt really confident in the𓆉 car, the team did a great job with the strategy,” Russell said after qualifying.

“We are on an ♓off-set strategy compare🐽d to everybody else, so we have an extra set of medium tyres tomorrow which nobody around us has.

“With our mediums, we can try to put Ferrari into a difficult position and try to force th🎀em into an error and get the upper hand. So that's what we are looking for.”

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz - who will start on pole - acknowledg🌺ed Mercedes' potential advantag🍰e.

"We know our weakness is always the race pacꦗe and where we pay the price,” Sainz explained.

"But I think our team has been doing a great job over the last couple of weekends to understand the package and car. We have definitely made a bit of progress, keeping in🐓 mind this circuit always suits Ferrari well.

"Mercedes is normally a bit quicker than us come race day. They have a different tyre strategy, which we will hꦛave to ⛄keep an eye on.

"But if I focus on my own race and put together a good first stint and stint on harཧds, we can target🗹 the win."