George Russell believes his pace in the final stint in Austin is reasonable grounds to hope for a race win before season end...
George Russell was mystified by the erratic pace of his Mercedes in Austin, but pointed to his last stint as grounds for optimism.
But a poor start left him with a lot of work to do, having fallen down to eighth on the opening lap as Max Verstappen, Esteban Ocon, and Oscar Piastri all managed to get by.Coming in on Lap 21 to swap to the hard compound tyre, Russell struggled for outright pace, and later revealed that he had also been suffering from some sort of engine malady that was affecting his fuel consumption.“Then, I don’t know why but, when we put the hard tyre on, we were massively off the pace.
But, swapping to the medium compound, Russell’s pace suddenly sprang to life and, having started the stint 32 seconds or so behind race leader Max Verstappen, reeled him by seven seconds over the remaining 20 laps of the Grand Prix.Fastest F1 pit stops: McLaren top once again in Austin after Qatar world record
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