George Russell has admitted Mercedes were 'surprised' by Ferrari's pace in the Italian Grand Prix. F1
George Russell has spoken of the “goose bumps” he felt on the podium at Monza – where Ferrari’s surprising pace stopped him from standing higher on the rostrum.
While third place was a good return for Russell and Mercedes, he had held higher ambitions heading into the race – despite acknowledging Verstappen and Red Bull would be near-impossible to beat. “Certainly standing on the podium at Monza is a really special feeling and I’d say [part of] a driver’s bucket list is to be standing on the top step at Monza, [it] would be really special,” Russell told Sky Sports F1 after the race.
“We lost quite a bit of performance since FP1 on Friday and we don’t really know why. But I think the biggest thing was the pace of Ferrari surprised us.
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