Russell finished se🎀venth at Suzuka aftꦗer attempting an ambitious one-stop strategy. 

It was an eventful race for Russell, who went head-to-head against his teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton.

Russell was pushed off by Hamilton at Spoon Curve during the early stages of the race, resulting in a fiery radio message: “Who do we want to fight here, each ꦑother orꦜ the others?”

The drama didn’t stop there as Mercedes declined Russell’s suggestion to keep Hamilton behind him until the final lap to protect him from the fast-charging C♋arlos Sainz.

Despite being frustrated, Rus🍸sell issued a calm response post-race to Sky.

“It was definitely worth a punt,” he said. “The three-stop was clos♌er, or faster, than the one-stop was. 

“But the one-stop gave us a chance to be in P3 if there was a Safet♔y Car or a red flag🍃. 

“Ultimately we did have a shot but the end🔴 result was a fair representation.

“When you’re in the car, 48 laps in, giving it everything, trying to make🥃 a suboptimal strategy work, that radio is a tool to release frustration. Overtaking was difficult, you saw Piastri with much fresher tyres, he didn’t fly by, it took him two laps and he only just achieved it. It’s easy in h🌌indsight.”

Russell now eighth in the championship, moving behind McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris in the standings.

“My goal now is to achieve P2 for the team in the constructors’. On my personal side, the driver’s 💫is out of the window, it’s been a disaster of a season. So many missed chances,” he added.