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After Mercedes’ 1-2 at Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying, George Russell says the team “knew after Melbourne we had a really good car”.
After a fantastic 1-2 at the Australian Grand Prix, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli have now locked out the front row for the Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Race.
After qualifying in P1, George praised the Mercedes W17.
“The car has been feeling amazing,” the Briton said.
“We knew after Melbourne we had a really good car, the engine is performing really well, and today it was a real joy to drive.
“I’m intrigued to know what the lap times are compared to last year because it felt very quick, really cool, and very different to Melbourne.”
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In Australia Mercedes had issues with their race start, so George says he is looking forward to finding out if they will perform better at the Sprint Race tomorrow.
“Since Melbourne everything we have been working on is just trying to get off the line better. I think we have found some improvements.
“Melbourne was obviously dicier in the opening laps than we would have liked.
“I guess we’ll find out in the morning [what it’s like here],” he concluded.
