168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell insists he made the boldest strategic call of his career at the F1 Australian Grand Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes driver Russell earned a podium finish in the ꧟2025 season-opener which became chaotic in 𒊎the wet weather.

In a race where ex🌱-teammate Lewis Hamilton was only ♌10th on his Ferrari debut, Russell credited a Mercedes team meeting earlier on Sunday for their excellent result.

He avoided a spin, unlike McLaren’s Oscar Piastri who missed o𒅌ut on a podium as a result, after a ꦕbrave strategy call.

George Russell reveals important meeting in Australia

“It w꧙as a race of survival,” Russell told Sky Sports after finishing thir𓄧d behind Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.

“In that mid-phase it went from inters, then started raining more, 🦩then it went to slicks, then started raining…

“It was the most decisive decision that I have ever taken, in terms o🃏f strategy.

“I came around t꧒he corner, where Oscar and Lando went off, and said ‘box, bo𒉰x, box, right now!’

“I ca🎉me out of the pits and the inter tyres were probably six seconds slower in the fi𒁃rst two sectors, but then were probably 10 seconds quicker in the last sector.

“I wasn’t sure what was going to happen.

“To come home in P3 was a good result.

“We had a really amazing conversation and meeting♏ this morning.

“We all came together - Toto, the strategists, all the engineers. We knew exactly what we needed in each circumstance - when it was getting drier, and wetter, and who🧔 would be making the calls, and what they needed from me.

“It🎃’s no secret that it hasn’t been our strength in the past 18 months, these challenging races𝕴.

“That’💞s why I was so keen today to bring it home. We did a great job.”

New Mercedes teammate Anဣdrea Kimi Antonelli finished fourth in his debut F1 grand prix, which Russell called “amazing”.

Russell is stepping into a new senior role with Mercedes this season, after seven-time champion Hamilton was re🧸placed by rookie Antonelli𝓡.

He impresse𒉰d Mercedes boss Toto Wolff with his first drive of 2025.

“Very good,” Wolff rated Russell.

“There is so much talk about Kimi and he merits🦄 that. But George was so good.

“He extracts𒐪 from the car more than༒ the car has, at times.

“He makes no mistakes. He is a 💦true leader in the team, and ജwe are lucky to have him.”