George Russell shows genuine nature with response to Lewis Hamilton’s Las Vegas GP bad dream
Lewis Hamilton endured a miserable qualifying session in Las Vegas as he failed to make the Q3 cut.
George Russell showcased his personality as a team player at Mercedes during qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The 25-year-old was left swearing in the cockpit after discovering that team-mate Lewis Hamilton had been eliminated during the second phase of the session
Mercedes showed better performance throughout the early stages of the weekend, which was crucial for the team following a miserable weekend in Brazil last time out. The Silver Arrows’ lead over Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship was cut to just 20 points off the back of that dismal showing at Interlagos.
That lead could now be trimmed even further after Charles Leclerc secured a dominant pole position ahead of Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz on Saturday. The only saving grace for Mercedes is that the latter will serve a ten-place grid penalty for taking a new power unit after an unfortunate incident in FP1.
Russell asked, “Where’s Lewis?” over the team radio at the conclusion of the second quarter. He snapped, “F***,” in response to hearing that his teammate had dropped to 11th place and was consequently out of the running.
After his early withdrawal from qualifying, Hamilton was likewise irritated. After being eliminated in the second round, the seven-time world champion admitted that he “couldn’t go faster.” The 38-year-old’spoorperformances in Miami and Zandvoort have led to his third Q2 exit of the season.
