George Russell: “We are rewarded for our qualification”

Impressive second in Saturday's qualifying session, George Russell did not have to defend his position in the race to obtain his first podium in Formula 1. After two laps under Safety Car, the race was indeed interrupted by a red flag due to weather conditions. An understandable decision for the Briton: “I'm really sorry for all the supporters who are out there watching at home on TV, but safety has to come first and it was incredibly tricky out there. I was second and couldn't see anything every time we went over 140 mph with the spray, so I can't imagine what it was like for the guys in the back. »

Si Max Verstappen is not satisfied with winning a race under these conditions, Russell judges that this podium is a reward for all the work done by the team Williams. He is also aware that such a result was impossible under normal conditions. “In our position we have to take this podium as it comes. We don't often get rewarded for qualifying well and today we were. And it would have been incredibly difficult to keep that P2. I mean obviously we qualified second in the rain, so I was kind of happy that the rain was there because I knew if it was dry there was no way I would have was able to maintain this position. I mean statistically... our strategist thought we were the 17th fastest car on track, so trying to keep the 17th fastest car in second wouldn't have been easy. But you know, we have to take it as it comes.", Russell said.