Russell Calls P4 "Flattering" as Hamilton Vows to Recover

Russell Calls P4 “Flattering” as Hamilton Vows to Recover

01/12/2024

Mercedes F1 endured a challenging Qatar GP, with Russell finding silver linings and Hamilton determined to rebound from errors.

George Russell had a turbulent race, with a poor start, a slow pit stop, frustration over the tire choice in the final stint, and a late penalty. The Mercedes F1 driver joked about it afterward, acknowledging that Formula 1 can be surprising.

“Anything else?” quipped the Briton. “This sport is so amusing, the way things change quickly. Friday was a good day, Saturday in the Sprint we were the joint-fastest, and we qualified second. Today, a bad start, no pace… fourth place is probably a flattering result.”

“In qualifying, there’s two-tenths between the first and third rows; it doesn’t take much for things to go wrong. We need to analyze what happened.”

Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, was somewhat downcast Sunday evening, though he admitted responsibility for the mistakes, including a poor start: “We didn’t have enough downforce today, and the car was hard to drive. But today is on me, so I apologize to the team for the false start and the pit lane incident.”

“It’s not about how you fall, but how you rise. I’ll rise tomorrow and give it another go next week. I’ll try to wake up grateful for the opportunity to be healthy and keep trying.”

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2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
57
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.895s
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+8.481s
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
+12.773s
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+15.135s
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
+17.413s
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
+18.423s
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
+19.826s
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+20.448s
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+22.473s
Pierre Gasly
11
PIERRE
GASLY
+26.502s
Yuki Tsunoda
12
YUKI
TSUNODA
+29.884s
Esteban Ocon
13
ESTEBAN
OCON
+33.161s
Oliver Bearman
14
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+40.351s
Liam Lawson
15
LIAM
LAWSON
47 DNF
Gabriel Bortoleto
16
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
47 DNF
Fernando Alonso
17
FERNANDO
ALONSO
34 DNF
Carlos Sainz
18
CARLOS
SAINZ
0 DNF
Jack Doohan
19
JACK
DOOHAN
0 DNF
Isack Hadjar
20
ISACK
HADJAR
0 DNF
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Chinese
Shanghai International
23 Mar
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Japanese
Suzuka Circuit
6 Apr
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Bahrain
Sakhir desert
13 Apr
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Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street
20 Apr
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United States
Miami
04 May

2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
25 Points
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
18
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
15
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
12
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
10
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
8
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
6
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
4
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
2
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1

2025 FORMULA 1 CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1
McLaren
27
2
Mercedes
25
3
Red Bull
18
4
Williams
12
5
Aston Martin
8
6
Sauber
6
7
Ferrari
5
8
Alpine F1
0
9
Haas F1
0
10
Racing Bulls
0
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