Russell feared Las Vegas ‘chaos’ despite dominant F1 victory
Russell feared Las Vegas ‘chaos’ despite dominant F1 victory
George Russell secured his second victory of the season in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
George Russell has claimed that Mercedes’ “luck has turned”, having expected “chaos” on his way to victory in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Russell converted pole position into victory at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, and survived a late charge from Lewis Hamilton.
The Mercedes driver had come under early pressure from Charles Leclerc; however, it was due to the Monegasque pushing his tyres too hard in the opening laps.
Once Leclerc quickly burned through his tyres, Russell comfortably cruised into the distance.
Only Hamilton had pace which could match his team-mate, although starting from 10th left the seven-time world champion with too much time to make up.
Mercedes boasted remarkable pace throughout the weekend in Las Vegas, much to Russell’s surprise.
“It’s been a dream of a weekend,” said Russell. “I don’t know how we’ve been so quick, but I’m just riding this wave right now.”
Las Vegas is one of the most unique venues on the calendar, with Russell marking it as one of the best places in the world to enjoy a dominant weekend.
“Vegas is just a crazy, crazy place, and when you’re driving, you see all of this in the background,” added Russell.
“I can’t even describe this place. So to get a victory here, pole position, dominant weekend, one-two with Lewis as well. We couldn’t have chosen a better place to make this happen.”
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