George Russell

George Russell took his first podium for Mercedes and took second in the drivers' standings with a P3 finish in the Australian Grand Prix – the Briton later ...

For the time being, if we get these results, it’s keeping us in the mix.” Sometimes it goes your way; sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve been on both ends a number of times before and that’s just part of motorsport.” Russell qualified P6 behind team mate Lewis Hamilton but capitalised on Sebastian Vettel’s Lap 23 crash (below) by pitting when the Safety Car emerged.

Lewis Hamilton has explained what he meant when he told Mercedes they had put him "in a difficult position" while running behind teammate George Russell at ...

From my side, I let the team down in the last race and didn't get the points but to come away with this result, is great. This one was not accompanied by any of the preceding conversations Hamilton had with the Mercedes pit wall. I was up in third and it felt great to be fighting, or to feel like we're fighting for a podium in that moment.

Lewis Hamilton hailed George Russell's performance and Mercedes' result as "amazing" at the Australian GP as the world champions salvaged third and fourth ...

But I'm really really hoping we can get in the fight soon. "Will that be the case with this new car? "There are 20 races to go," he said. "We've got to be proud with the job we've done so far, with the lack of performance we have, and we believe we can get there, but it's not going to happen overnight and it's going to be a couple of races to close the gap." He's doing an amazing job. He's done an amazing job today, he had great pace.

George Russell picked up his first podium for Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix, having joined the Silver Arrows ahead of the 2022 season. Despite admitting ...

It’s going to take a lot of time [to make those changes], but for the time being let’s keep capitalising. “He [Hamilton] kept me on my toes, for sure. We know there’s so much potential in the car.”