George Russell was courteous in battle with Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap of the MexicanGP, but the reverse was not true, says Martin Brundle. F1
It was Max Verstappen’s Red Bull on pole for the Mexico City Grand Prix, joined on the front row by Russell in the Mercedes, while Hamilton in the other Mercedes launched from P3, directly behind his 2021 title rival Verstappen.
“Having had a few skirmishes recently, not least seven days earlier in Austin, George was generous with space on the inside of Turn 1 for his team-mate Lewis Hamilton and again in Turn 2, but didn’t receive the same courtesy swinging right through Turn 3 as he was squeezed wide and bounced over the kerb.
The podium of Verstappen, Hamilton and Perez, in that order, was a repeat of the result in 2021 at that venue.
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