Russell finally converts pole into victory in Las Vegas: 'Luck has turned'

Fourth time was the charm for George Russell! During his first three pole positions in F1, the Briton had never managed to win the Grand Prix. An anomaly now rectified by the driver Mercedes, who dominated the Las Vegas Grand Prix head and shoulders. Starting at the front, the Englishman initially had to resist the Ferrari in the first laps, before taking off in the lead without ever being caught, despite the efforts of Lewis Hamilton behind him.

With two victories – the first in Austria and the second this Sunday in Las Vegas – George Russell joins the (not so closed) clan of multiple Grand Prix winners in 2024 after Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, Oscar piastri and Lewis Hamilton. A second victory that had been taken away from him at Spa-Francorchamps earlier in the season, after a disqualification for not respecting the minimum weight. The Briton, often frustrated this year by phenomena beyond his control such as the red flag in Brazil for example, hopes that his bad luck has finally let him down in Sin City.

George Russell (Mercedes), winner of the Las Vegas GP : "I was planning on taking a plane in a few hours, but I'm definitely not taking that plane! I'm going to enjoy this evening with my whole team. It was a dream weekend, I don't know how we did it so fast."

“I was waiting for something to happen! In the two races where I was on pole before that, there was always chaos, rain, there was always something happening. The last race, in Brazil, there was a red flag. I felt confident here, I had a good lead, but I was waiting for something to happen and it didn’t happen! I think my luck has changed and I’m very happy. (…) Las Vegas is crazy, with all the buildings as a backdrop, I couldn't even describe the place. To get a pole and a win, a one-two with Lewis, we couldn't have asked for a better place to do that."

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