Martin Brundle has disagreed with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s assertion that he🐽 could have won the F1 Las Vegas Grand൩ Prix with a better starting position.

Hamilton finished second behind Mercedes teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell in Vegas.

Russell, from pole position🅷, led the majority of the race apart from briefly when he pitted, enabling Hamilton to take over.

Hamilton blaꦏmed his poor qualifying, which left him 10th on the starting grid, for failing to win the grand pr𒁃ix.

But Brundle wrote for : “It was an assured performance from George who is looking very much the real deal in te🅰rms of leading that team into the future.

“Hamilton in the sister Mercedes had ജlooked equally fast, albeit with a few trips up the escape road here an🍌d there.

“Sadly for him he had two ꧋poor lapsꦛ in final qualifying when the back end stepped out and he would start a lowly 10th.

“He said post-race that had he started at the front he would h꧃ave breezed the race, which surprised🍷 Russell a little.

“T♒here's no doubt Russell had more pace if he'd needed it.

“Howeve𝓀r, it was a standout drive from Lewis, picking his way through serious contenders up into second place and finishinꦜg just seven seconds behind at the flag.

“The fans rightly voted him driver of the day, and he answered some questions a few have been throwing at him la♛tely about being over the hill.”

However, Russell’s performance in Las Vegas will greatly encourage Mercedes that he𝔍 is ready to fill Hamilton’s shoes as their senior driver in 2025.

Rookie Kimi Anto🧔nelli will replace Ferr🐈ari-bound Hamilton next year.

“In all the championship noise you must feel sorry for George Russell, who qualified imp🌠ressively on pole position and simply dominated the raꦍce,” Brundle wrote.

“He was so far out front for most of the 50 laps we hardly saw him given the battles raging 🍰behind. It was 🅷George's third Grand Prix victory.

“Mercedes look🅺ed very fast from the opꦛening laps of first practice, and indeed they would lead every session throughout the event.

“Theℱir car simply worked on the cold slick surface, and the team had the good grace to admit they weren't entirely sure why, which is consistent with the unpredictability of that car this year.”