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George Russell says Mercedes “truly had a fast car this weekend and to be in the mix fighting for victory was really fun”.
George Russell finished the Canadian Grand Prix in P3, but he believes the result could have been better had he avoided a mistake he made while chasing Oscar Piastri.
“It felt like a missed opportunity,” the Briton said.
“We were really quick on the inters at the beginning, then Lando came through.
“Then we jumped back on the slicks. I made a couple of mistakes out there, pushing the limits and paid the price for it.
“Nevertheless, first podium of the year. We truly had a fast car this weekend and to be in the mix fighting for victory was really fun. That’s what F1 is about and that’s why we go racing.”
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Asked whether he thinks he could have won the race, George said:
“We had the pace. Max was very strong but when we put the mediums on at the end, we were really fast.
“That mistake with Oscar, when I tried overtaking him and lost a position to Lewis, cost us at least P2 and maybe we could have fought with Max later in the race.
“But we will take all the positives from this weekend,” Russell concluded.
