Russell and Hamilton have vowed to work together in the BrazilGP to make sure Mercedes takes its first F1 victory of the year today.
Sergio PerezIt marks Mercedes' first front row lockout of the season and has given the team a golden opportunity to end its win drought dating back to last year's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.through the early part of the season, but has found itself in contention more often at recent races, prompting both drivers to vow to work together in a bid to grab a first win of the year.
"I think we're going to have to work together to do something different for one of us, to try and get the victory for the team tomorrow."Hamilton admitted Mercedes' pace in the sprint race came as a surprise, but that it"puts us in a really good position" for the grand prix with the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Sergio Perez starting behind.
Mercedes has come close to victory on a handful of occasions this season, most recently in Mexico when it appeared to have the pace to challenge Red Bull, only for its pace on the hard tyre to end its chances. "I think as we saw in Mexico, we both did the same strategy and ultimately it affected us both," Russell explained."Sitting here right now, we probably don't know what the right strategy is going to be.
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