Mercedes workforce chief Toto Wolff described George Russell as “cold-blooded” after the Briton’s commanding win on the Austrian Grand Prix.
Russell efficiently transformed pole place into the race win on the Pink Bull Ring. It marked his first grand prix win because the season-opener in Australia.
After profitable in Australia and claiming the victory on the Chinese language dash race, Russell had watched on as his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli took the lead of the championship after back-to-back wins on the Chinese language and Japanese Grands Prix. The 19-year-old continued his profitable streak with victories in Miami, Canada and Monaco.
“Since Q3 yesterday, till now, excellent execution [from Russell]. He was fast, managed the tyres properly, cold-blooded, actually completely happy for him,” Wolff advised Sky Sports activities F1 after the race.
Wolff shed some mild on the conversations behind the scenes to reassure the 28-year-old.
“He is aware of he can drive quick and generally you simply need to put one and one collectively. Simply drive! It is by no means good when racing drivers suppose an excessive amount of! We mentioned the most effective race is the quickest race.
George Russell, Mercedes
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“Do not handle, be sure to do not kill the rears, however we’re doing this by pushing the entrance [tyres] and that is what he did, not pondering an excessive amount of about technique or the hole behind. Simply go, go, extract the utmost from the automotive, and that is what he did.”
Antonelli completed the race in third after ranging from fourth on the grid.
“I’m very pleased with Kimi,” Wolff added. “He was very keen to start with to get the victory executed within the first couple of laps, and that price him, however I favored the passion.
“He simply goes for it. We would like a driver to be full on the assault on a regular basis. You’ll be able to’t speed up a donkey, however you possibly can settle down a racehorse.”
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