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Russell ‘may have finished outside the points’ without Safety Cars
In the Sprint race, George Russell started on the Soft tyre and made some impressive overtakes to take the lead briefly before his tyres degraded rapidly. He requested a pit stop but Mercedes declined, leaving him to defend his position. Despite eventually losing out to Lando Norris, Russell finished in fourth place. He acknowledges that his tyre strategy could have backfired without the Safety Car periods. Looking ahead to the Grand Prix, Russell is encouraged by Mercedes’ pace advantage over Ferrari. His teammate Lewis Hamilton had a difficult Sprint race but managed to recover to fifth place. Hamilton admits that he needs to improve his qualifying performance.
Source: Motorsport Week
