168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell insists he made the boldest strategic call of his career at the F1 Australian Grand Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes driver Russell ear🌃ned a podium finish in the 2025 season-opener which becaౠme chaotic in the wet weather.

In a race where ex-teammate Lewis Hamilton was only 10th on his Ferrari debut, Russell credited ﷺa Mercedes team meeting earlier🐠 on Sunday for their excellent result.

He avoided a spin, unlike McLaren’s Oscar Piastri wꦗho missed out on a podium as a result, after a br♚ave strategy call.

George Russell reveals important meeting in Australia

“It was a🦂 race of survival,” Russell told Sky Sports after finishing third behind Lando🦋 Norris and Max Verstappen.

“In that mid-phase it went from inters, then started raining more, then it went to slicks, 🧸then started raining…

“It was the m꧒ost decisive decision that I🐻 have ever taken, in terms of strategy.

“I came around the corner, where Oscar and Lando went off, and said ‘box, box, b✱ox, right now!’

“I came out of the piღts and the inter tyres were probably six seconds slo𒁏wer in the first two sectors, but then were probably 10 seconds quicker in the last sector.

“I wasn’t sure what was going to happen.

“To come home in P3 was a good result.

“We had a really amazing conversation and meet❀ing this morning.

“We all came together - Toto, the stra𒈔tegists, all the engineers. We knew exactly what we needed in each circumstance - when it was getting drier, and wet🥃ter, and who would be making the calls, and what they needed from me.

“It’s no secret that it hasn’t been our strength in the past 18 months, these chaജllenging races.

“That’s why I was so keeไn today to bring it home. We did a great job.”

New Mercedes teammat🍷e Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished fourth in his debut F1 grand prix, which Russell called “amazing”.

Russell is stepping into a new senior role with Mercedes this season, after se♊ven-time champion Hamilton was replaced by rookie Antonelli.

He impressed Mercedes boss Totoꦓ Wolff wi♛th his first drive of 2025.

“Very good,” Wolff rated Russell.

“There is so much talk abouꦉt Kimi and he merits that. But George was so🐭 good.

“He extracts from the car more th🐲an the car has, at times.

“He makes no mistakes. He is a true leader in the team, and we are lucky t💦o haveಞ him.”