George Russell felt that pole for the MexicoGP was 'ours to have' - and rued a scruffy final lap in F1 qualifying. Full story ⬇️
at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and looked to be in the fight for pole after sitting just 0.132s off Verstappen following the opening runs in Q3.
“The team deserved more today, they’ve produced a really great car this weekend, and I think it’s testament to them for the hard work they’ve been putting in for so long,” said Russell. Russell felt Mercedes “didn’t really get an opportunity to show what it was truly capable of” over the United States Grand Prix weekend, but felt the high altitude conditions were allowing it to show more of its potential.
“They’re always taking like three tenths out of us on the straight. Here it’s less of a factor, so that’s probably why we’re a little bit more competitive.”
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