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Toto Wolff revealed that George Russell was not told about a water leak which threatened to rip away his Sao Paulo win. Russell was on mighty form in the Mercedes at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, taking an impressive victory in the sprint, before delivering a dominant display during the Grand Prix. It meant that after taking the chequered flag for the first time in Formula 1 on Saturday, Russell followed that up with his first Grand Prix victory. Russell of course had flirted before with victory as a Mercedes driver, having led back in 2020 at the Sakhir Grand Prix as he stood in for the ill Lewis Hamilton . On that day it was a Mercedes tyre mistake and puncture which took that potential achievement away from Russell. And Mercedes team boss Wolff revealed that a different gremlin was lurking in Sao Paulo, opting not to tell Russell so that he could maintain focus on the driving. He certainly did that to devastating effect as his W13 held on to take him across the line. … [Read more...] about Mercedes feared water leak could have denied George Russell first F1 race win

Brazilian Grand Prix winner George Russell feared that the late Safety Car towards the end of the race would leave him vulnerable and cost him the win. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Russell claimed his maiden grand prix victory and his Mercedes team’s first win of the season at Interlagos after leading for the majority of the race. However, a late Safety Car with just over ten laps remaining saw him have to restart on used soft tyres with team mate Lewis Hamilton directly behind him. Russell held onto the lead at the restart and completed the final laps to win his first grand prix, with Hamilton behind him to ensure a Mercedes one-two. “What an amazing feeling,” Russell said after the race. “Just a huge thank you to the whole team for making this possible. “It’s been an emotional rollercoaster, this season. This race was a really tough race. I felt in control, Lewis was super-fast and then when I saw the Safety Car, I thought ‘oh Jesus, this is … [Read more...] about Russell feared late Safety Car would cost him breakthrough grand prix win · RaceFans

Listen to this article Russell laid the groundwork for his maiden grand prix win with victory in Saturday's 24-lap sprint race, which yielded him de facto pole for Sunday's race. The 2018 Formula 2 champion took a commanding lead at the start, his victory chances boosted by a clash between teammate Lewis Hamilton and world champion Max Verstappen . Regardless of the melee behind him, Russell delivered a measured drive as Mercedes appeared to be the class of the field, only for his resolve to be tested when a late safety car bunched up the field. But Russell resisted pressure from Hamilton to take his first-ever win and Mercedes' first victory in a fraught 2022 season, with the 24-year-old finding redemption for his lost win at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. "I'm speechless. On the in-lap all of these memories sort of came flooding back," a tearful Russell said immediately after the race. "Starting off with my mum and dad in go-karting and going through and all the … [Read more...] about Russell left “speechless” by maiden F1 win in Brazilian GP

George Russell said “tears were flooding” soon after he claimed his first Formula 1 grand prix victory in Brazil yesterday. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Mercedes driver held off late pressure from Lewis Hamilton in the other W13 to score the team’s first victory of 2022 at Interlagos. He admitted he was “pretty impressed at how quickly I started crying” after taking the chequered flag in first place. “Once I crossed the line, literally by the time we were at turn two tears were flooding. I just thought of my family to be honest – everybody’s back at home. I’ve got my mum at home with my girlfriend, I’ve got my sister with her husband, my brother with my father and his two children, so all of my closest family were a little bit spread out, but I know that they were all watching together and as soon as I got my phone straight after the race, called them all in a group FaceTime.” Russell’s breakthrough victory is the culmination of years of work … [Read more...] about I was crying by turn two after taking first win, Russell admits · RaceFans