“No reason why we couldn’t have won…” - George Russell’s bold claim about Mercedes in Australian GP
Russell 😼led the early ꧑stages of the race at Albert Park following his lightning start from second on the grid.
Mercedes were first and second with their cars, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen right behind them.
Russell stopp𓄧ed for fresh rubber when the Safety Car appeared du🎶e to Alex Albon.
It was untimely for 🍒꧑Russell as the red flag was put out a lap later, meaning the rest of the field who didn’t stop under the Safety Car, could put on fresh tyres.
Russell would later retire from the race due to an engine-related issue as Verstappen went onto win the race ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton.
Speaking after the race, he said: “As soon as I came through the high-speed 9 and 10. I f🔴elt something go. That was it. Three corners later, I was stopped. When it⛄’s not your day, it’s not your day.
“I felt comfortable, strong, the pace was great all weekend. Every time we’ve done something, we’ve maximised it. We had a great qualifying, the start was great, the first stint was we🃏ll-managed - I♓ could have extended it but Lewis was pushing really hard behind me. Seeing the tyres, I would have probably been good.
“I seဣe no reason why we c♉ouldn’t have won today. Looking at the pace of Max - I’m sure he was just managing - but it would have been difficult for him to pass, especially with Lewis between the two of us. So I’m really disappointed.”
Despite Russell’s bold claim, he believꦐes when Red Bull push to the maximum they𓆉’re 0.5s to 0.7s ahead on pace.
“They’re a long way ahead of everybody,” he added. “When they turn it up, they’re five, six, seven tenths a𒐪🐭head.
"So we’ve got ꦿa lot of work to do. For now, we take the positives. Every t✃ime we hit the track we can’t have done any more, I take pride in that.”
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