George Russell

But the seven-time world champion could not hide his frustration at his ongoing car troubles and revealed engine issues prevented him from taking on the ...

'Well I couldn't fight for third because the engine was overheating,' Hamilton revealed. but reveals frustration that he 'couldn't fight' because his engine overheated as car woes continue Lewis Hamilton hails third and fourth as a 'great result' for Mercedes at Australian Grand Prix and praises team-mate George Russell for his podium...

George Russell reacts to Mark Webber's remark that the former got a podium boost by a lucky pitstop under the yellow flag.

To be standing on the podium is special.” But he warns that he won’t hesitate to capitalise on others’ misfortunes. On the other hand, Lewis Hamilton fetched P4, allowing Mercedes to have a 27-point haul.

George Russell was more than happy to be able to capitalize on Max Verstappen's misfortune en route to his first podium as a Mercedes driver at the 2022 F1 ...

Then, hopefully, when the car does improve, we can come back fighting.” He is currently in P2 in the drivers' world championship standings, behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. George Russell is backing his Mercedes team to bounce back after a tough start to the 2022 F1 season.

Mercedes driver and 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton congratulate his teammate, George Russell for his first podium with the team.

He was definitely slower than Checo, but still managed to put up an impressive defense against him. Russell was P2 after Verstappen‘s retirement from the race. Lewis Hamilton finished the Australian Grand Prix with another strong result for the 2022 season.

Lewis Hamilton has explained the background behind his late-race radio message to Mercedes in Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix that some had interpreted as ...

"He did an amazing job today, had great pace. "He's done an amazing job. "Basically, I couldn't race for position because the car was overheating," he explained after finishing fourth.

Lewis Hamilton hailed George Russell's performance and Mercedes' result as "amazing" at the Australian GP as the world champions salvaged third and fourth ...

But I'm really really hoping we can get in the fight soon. "Will that be the case with this new car? "There are 20 races to go," he said. "We've got to be proud with the job we've done so far, with the lack of performance we have, and we believe we can get there, but it's not going to happen overnight and it's going to be a couple of races to close the gap." He's doing an amazing job. He's done an amazing job today, he had great pace.

George Russell admitted he had “got lucky” in capturing his first podium finish for Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix.

The race weekend certainly went better for Russell and Hamilton, who finished fourth, than the previous one in Saudi Arabia. But the 24-year-old insisted there is still a way to go before Mercedes can challenge for victories on a level playing field. “We’re never going to give up, we’ve got to keep on fighting and this weekend we were a long way behind our rivals but here we are standing on the podium.” “There’s so much hard work going on back at base, Brackley and Brixworth, to try and get us back to the front, so to be standing on the podium is special.

Lewis Hamilton has explained what he meant when he told Mercedes they had put him "in a difficult position" while running behind teammate George Russell at ...

From my side, I let the team down in the last race and didn't get the points but to come away with this result, is great. This one was not accompanied by any of the preceding conversations Hamilton had with the Mercedes pit wall. I was up in third and it felt great to be fighting, or to feel like we're fighting for a podium in that moment.

Lewis Hamilton has explained what he meant when he told Mercedes they had put him "in a difficult position" while running behind teammate George Russell at ...

From my side, I let the team down in the last race and didn't get the points but to come away with this result, is great. This one was not accompanied by any of the preceding conversations Hamilton had with the Mercedes pit wall. I was up in third and it felt great to be fighting, or to feel like we're fighting for a podium in that moment.

GEORGE RUSSELL secured his first podium as a Mercedes driver after third at the Australian Grand Prix.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was lying second in the standings ahead of the race but also failed to score. It won’t happen overnight or in the next race but I do think in time we’ll get there. The Mercedes rookie picked up his third successive top-five result of the season to jump ahead of Max Verstappen who retired late on.

Lewis Hamilton hailed George Russell's performance and Mercedes' result as "amazing" at the Australian GP as the world champions salvaged third and fourth ...

But I'm really really hoping we can get in the fight soon. "Will that be the case with this new car? "There are 20 races to go," he said. "We've got to be proud with the job we've done so far, with the lack of performance we have, and we believe we can get there, but it's not going to happen overnight and it's going to be a couple of races to close the gap." He's doing an amazing job. He's done an amazing job today, he had great pace.

George Russell picked up his first podium for Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix, having joined the Silver Arrows ahead of the 2022 season. Despite admitting ...

It’s going to take a lot of time [to make those changes], but for the time being let’s keep capitalising. “He [Hamilton] kept me on my toes, for sure. We know there’s so much potential in the car.”

George Russell took his first podium for Mercedes and took second in the drivers' standings with a P3 finish in the Australian Grand Prix – the Briton later ...

For the time being, if we get these results, it’s keeping us in the mix.” Sometimes it goes your way; sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve been on both ends a number of times before and that’s just part of motorsport.” Russell qualified P6 behind team mate Lewis Hamilton but capitalised on Sebastian Vettel’s Lap 23 crash (below) by pitting when the Safety Car emerged.

George Russell described his rise to second place in the Formula One Drivers' Championship as “crazy” after securing his first Mercedes podium in Australia.

We believe we can get there but it’s not going to happen overnight and it will be a number of races before we close the gap.” “I couldn’t fight [Russell] for third because the engine was overheating, so I had to back off. “George did a great job today.

Lewis Hamilton hailed George Russell's performance and Mercedes' result as "amazing" at the Australian GP as the world champions salvaged third and fourth ...

But I'm really really hoping we can get in the fight soon. "Will that be the case with this new car? "There are 20 races to go," he said. "We've got to be proud with the job we've done so far, with the lack of performance we have, and we believe we can get there, but it's not going to happen overnight and it's going to be a couple of races to close the gap." He's doing an amazing job. He's done an amazing job today, he had great pace.

Russell secured his first podium finish as a Mercedes driver in Melbourne.

The new regulations suit him and he’s developed confidence and increased self-belief. George is second in the Drivers’ Championship due to classy, fault-free driving and reliability. “Ferrari and Charles Leclerc have really aced these new for 2022 F1 cars,” Brundle wrote.

George Russell moved up to second in the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship after finishing the Australian Grand Prix in third place.

"I think it will take some time until we can fight these boys in red and blue, they look pretty exceptional at the moment. However, it was not his first podium as he took second in last year’s Belgian Grand Prix - but that race was shortened and only half points were awarded. Obviously we got a little bit lucky today, probably twice, but we’ll take it.

Handed a shot at a podium finish in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, the Mercedes team-mates elevated up the order when Max Verstappen retired, Russell was ...

“But for us it’s crucial we make the car faster. Rather, he says, he was telling the team he was not happy his overheating engine meant he could not join Russell in trying to chase down Sergio Perez for a potential double points finish for Mercedes. George Russell does not care which of the Mercedes team-mates is in front when it comes to fifth and sixth places.