Russell satisfied with his drive from P18 to P6

George Russell expressed his delight with his Sunday’s race, which saw him crawl from a disappointing P18 form qualifying to a solid P6.

The 25-year-old opted for a different tire strategy from everyone else and started on the hard compound, which enabled him to go long in the first stint. That eventually allowed him to use the medium, faster tire in the second stage of the race and make up the lost ground.

Russell finished 7th and was promoted to 6th after a 5-second penalty was given to Charles Leclerc for speeding in the pitlane. That ensured double-points finish for the Silver Arrows, who remain second in the Costructors, a solid 40 points clear of struggling Aston Martin.

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“It’s obviously disappointing that we didn’t get more points as a team this weekend, because perhaps if we were both starting in the top four maybe one of us or even both of us could have had a podium today.” Russell said.

“When you have two cars fighting against one other team, you always have a bit of an advantage. That was a shame, no doubt, but we learn from it, we move on and it’s good points for the teams’ championship.”