“No reason why we couldn’t have won…” - George Russell’s bold claim about Mercedes in Australian GP
Russell led ꦚthe early stages 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen right behind them.
Ru🔯ssell stopped for fresh rubber when the Safety Car appear💮ed due to Alex Albon.
🦂It was untimely for Russell as the red flag was put out a la💜p 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton.
Speaking after the race, hౠe said: “As soon as I came through the high-speed 9 and 10. I felt 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 well-ma💛naged - I could have extended it but Lewis was pushing really hard behind me. Seeing the tyres, I would have probably been good.
“I see no reason why we couldn’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.”
D⭕espite Russell’s bold claim, he believes when Red Bull push to the maximum they’re 0.5s to 0.7s ahead on pace.
“They’re a long way ahead of e🐟verybody,” he added. “When they turn🅺 it up, they’re five, six, seven tenths ahead.
"So we’ve got a lot of work to d✃o. For now, we take the positives. Every time we hit the track we can’t have done any more, I take pride in that.”
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