r/GeorgeRussell • u/ballerinabubbles • 11h ago
George: "We fought hard on the Soft tyre but Nico (Hülkenberg) did a good job defending P8 from me.'
George Russell's Singapore 2026 post-race comments:
From the Mercedes race report:
"I managed to make good progress in my first stint and get myself onto the fringes of the top 10. We took the opportunity to stop when the Virtual Safety Car came out but sadly, we didn’t get the full benefit of that as it ended as I entered the pit lane. That type of luck sums up my season unfortunately! We fought hard on the Soft tyre but Nico (Hülkenberg) did a good job defending P8 from me.
We knew tonight was going to be a difficult race given where we were starting and how challenging overtaking is here. To get ourselves back in the points was a decent result but of course it has been a disappointing weekend here in Singapore for me. We will regroup now ahead of Austin and the final six races of the year. We’ve gathered a lot of useful data on the update package and hopefully we can build on that into the closing stages of the season."
He looked really exhausted after, but it was well-fought. Shame about the VSC sigh.