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After Mercedes’ 1-2 at the Belgian Grand Prix, George Russell says Lewis Hamilton “really controlled that race, and if circumstances were slightly different, I’m sure he would have got the victory”.
Mercedes had a fantastic Belgian Grand Prix, with George Russell winning, followed by Lewis Hamilton in P2.
The race was largely dominated by Hamilton, but ultimately Russell managed to win thanks to a bold one-stop strategy.
After the race, George was ecstatic.
“Amazing result,” the Briton said.
“We definitely didn’t predict this win this morning in our strategy meeting, but the car was feeling really awesome.
“We made a lot of changes from Friday night, and the tyres just felt great. I keep saying: ‘I think we can do the one stop, I think we can do the one stop’ and the strategy [team] did a really great job.
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“Well done to Lewis, he really controlled that race, and if circumstances were slightly different, I’m sure he would have got the victory.
“But one-two for the team was such an awesome result and such a great way to go into the break.”
Asked who was responsible to the one-stop strategy, George said:
“I was focusing a lot during the race – so I would have to listen to the radio comms back, but it was a team effort – the strategy guys did an amazing job. As always, it’s that team effort.
“We rolled the dice, but it was only possible because the car was feeling great and the pace was there.
“One-two, such a good result,” he concluded.
