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After qualifying in P4 for the Spanish Grand Prix, George Russell says he thinks Mercedes has “the pace to fight with Max and Lando for victory”.
Mercedes managed to lock out the second row at Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying. After this fantastic result, George Russell said the team believed they could be in the fight for pole.
“I think we believed [we could challenge for pole],” the Briton said.
“The car has been feeling great, and historically we have gone well here in Barcelona.
“I think the gap to Lando and Max was probably a little bit bigger than we expected.
“I don’t think Lewis and I put the perfect lap together. We did good laps, but on a challenging track like this, you have to put the tyres in the right window and just find those last couple of tenths, and that is what Lando managed to do today and we didn’t.
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“P3 and P4 is a really great place to fight tomorrow. I think on a circuit like this, the pace of the car will always win out.
“I think strategically, the tyre degradation, you can do some things with the strategy, but if you have got one tenth of pace in the car, that will always win out over strategy.
“For sure we will try something but we hope we have got the pace to fight with Max and Lando. I think we do have the pace to fight with Max and Lando for victory.
“I think we have had three races in a row with these upgrades. It is nice to be back in the mix,” Russell concluded.
