George Russell

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.

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 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 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.

Max Verstappen's hot-and-cold season continued as he suffered a second DNF in three races, while Mercedes decided to not enforce team orders as George Russell ...

It was an incredibly brave move and arguably put Perez in a strong position to finish on the podium once the race resumed, which of course he eventually did. He also set the fastest lap of the race to give himself an extra championship point. He navigated the two safety car restarts very well and when he did need to defend, did so resolutely. That winning instinct never goes away and that exchange is a perfect example of that. The Red Bull driver tried to dive around the outside going into turn one, but Leclerc defended resolutely and held position. The Scuderia star cruised to his second race win of the season, extending his championship lead as Perez came home second with Russell securing his first podium of the season in third.

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.”