George Russell

2022 - 6 - 19

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George Russell accused of 'making a little point' to Lewis Hamilton ... (Daily Express)

GEORGE RUSSELL will start the Canadian Grand Prix eighth after a gamble on slick tyres didn't pay off.

Slater said: “I heard George Russell say well I could have been third or fourth if I hadn’t taken the high-risk gamble on the dry tyres. Had that been as dry as other corners we could have been in a really good place… Russell has beaten Hamilton at every race bar the opening Grand Prix in Bahrain but will have his work cut out to keep up the record starting four places lower down.

Canadian GP: George Russell reveals lack of porpoising in positive ... (GiveMeSport)

George Russell revealed that the Mercedes was not porpoising during the Canadian Grand Prix in a positive enough sounding update.

Silverstone awaits in two weeks, then, and they’ll be hoping that the smooth surface of the track there will play into their hands and allow them to set the car up in a way that will allow for good performance. Promisingly, Russell revealed that they did not suffer any porpoising with the car in Montreal, and it was just the bouncing issues to do with the ride height that was more of a problem: Clearly, there is pace in the Mercedes but it is all about finding the right set-up for it and they will hope that they can do that at Silverstone next time out.

Russell still concerned: "Inherent pace isn't there" (GPblog.com)

George Russell maintained his 100% record of finishing inside the top five during the 2022 Formula 1 season. Following a gamble that didn't pay off in ...

The angle of it didn't allow to hold the floor up. Russell also acknowledged that they were closer as he sees light at the end of the tunnel but knows work remains to be done. It seemed less of an issue this weekend, and even during the race Toto Wolff claimed that they were matching the speed of the leaders.

George Russell reveals Russian reason behind Canada gamble (GPfans)

George Russell has revealed memories of last season's Russian Grand Prix were at the heart of his Canadian slick-tyre gamble that failed to reap a similar.

"As I said, it just takes the one corner. "Half the track was totally dry, another quarter there was a small dry line and then the last quarter - turns one and two - it was just on its way. "We had a good car, and I saw the dry line appearing," said Russell. "It only takes one corner to let you down and that, for me, was turn one and two.

George Russell Voices Utter Disbelief at Disappointing Canadian ... (EssentiallySports)

The Canadian GP's qualifying session saw some exciting action as Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso stole the headlines. Meanwhile, George Russell took a ...

Nevertheless, Russell has shown incredible consistency throughout the season. ADVERTISEMENT The pole-sitter, Max Verstappen, was in high spirits after a dominating qualifying performance. After the qualifying, he said, “I don’t want to set up for P4, P5, P6. I wanted to go for it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

Russell surprised Mercedes pair were able to keep Leclerc behind ... (RaceFans)

George Russell admitted he expected to come under attack from Charles Leclerc in the closing stages of the Canadian Grand Prix.

“We definitely feel we’ve made a point of being able to finish ahead of the Haas and the Alpines,” he said. “To be honest the track grip was far greater today than I expected,” he said. So potentially in hindsight it was over-winged but it wouldn’t have changed the overall result.”

'It was a good race': Russell taking the positives from Mercedes ... (TSN)

George Russell raced to a fourth place finish in Montreal, just behind teammate Lewis Hamilton, and after the race he spoke about the result and his ...