The 3rd place won by George Russell in the Australian Grand Prix he gave the English driver the first podium career behind the wheel of the Mercedes, as well as the second overall after the one obtained in Belgium, with Williams, last year. Despite the difficulties suffered by the reigning world champion team, both he and his team mate Lewis Hamilton have both finished in the points in all three races so far, with both British nationals having climbed. on the podium on one occasion each. While the seven-time world champion had landed in Bahrain – always in 3rd place – Russell succeeded in Melbourne after a careful and well-managed race also from a strategic point of view, rewarded with the current second position in the drivers’ standings 34 points behind the leader Charles Leclerc.
The first not to be surprised by the results captured by the 24-year-old is Hamilton himself, who commented on the performance of the number 63 with a personal rating reported by racingnews365.com: “George did an amazing job in Australia – he has declared – he had a great pace, and he was so solid in these first races that his commitment is starting to bear fruit “. In addition to his own consideration of Russell, Hamilton added further insights into the potential of the W13, encouraging the entire team to perfect the car’s performance: “There are areas we know where we need to improve – He admitted – but not between two or three races, we need it now. Now, as a team, we need to keep the energy high to move forward with the right stimuli “.
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