Russell says Mercedes ‘couldn’t have scored a better result’

Russell claims Mercedes 'couldn't have done much better' in Canada, but warns there's still a'significant gap' between the top two teams.

George Russell believes his Mercedes team could not have asked for a better result at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, after scoring a fourth-place finish behind team mate Lewis Hamilton in third. But the British driver was still concerned by his team's gap in pace to Red Bull and Ferrari.
Russell failed to get a final lap in qualifying on Saturday, after making the surprise decision to switch to the slick tyres on a wet track, leaving him starting the race in eighth. But the Briton quickly made his way through the field and was already in fifth by Lap 5.
And after Fernando Alonso came into the pits on Lap 27, Russell moved up into fourth place, where he would finish the race – maintaining his record of being the only driver to finish every race in the points, and the top-five, this season. And Russell praised the race pace of his Mercedes team, but admitted his surprise at not facing an attack from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the closing stages of the race.

Next on the Formula 1 calendar is a home race for Russell and his team mate Hamilton at Silverstone. And Russell believes that the layout of the circuit could suit their Mercedes W13, but urged caution, admitting that they have faced different issues at every track.