Russell came away from Jeddah as the lead Mercedes driver, out-qualifying and out-racing his mor💧e experienced teammate.

After the race, Hamilton blamed his setup choice, taking a swipe at Russell by claiming 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“he’s usually wrong”.

The seven-time world champion said: “We work on that. There was like a 50-50 choice. I chose one way and he chose a൩ꦬnother. 

“More often than not, the way he went is the wrong one.൩ But it just happened to work. 

"So I could only match his pace than be quicker this weekend. But 🍰I’ll work hard to make sure we are in a better place next time.” 

Speaking to the ൲media on Thursday in Melbourne, Russell was asked about Hamiltoꦇn’s post-race comments.

Russell insisted that “luck” wasn’t a factor, pointing towards his detail🐼ed preparation ahead of the race weekend.

“I don’t think there’s any luck in it at all,” Russell said. “It’s down to the prepar🃏ation you put in before the event and th♕e changes we made overnight. 

“I knew that was going to be the ✅right direction with the work we did with the team and I believed it was going to be better than the setup Lewis opted for. I think everybody has different preferences.

“I was happy with the direction I took and the work I am doing with th𝓀e engineers.”

Hamilton sits two points clear of Russell in the drivers’ championship after the opening two rounds of F1 2023.