George Russell admits that he misplaced a number of positions on the opening lap attributable to a “misjudgement” whereas following Oscar Piastri.
Ranging from eighth on the grid the Mercedes driver had made an excellent getaway and having averted the shenanigans forward of him at La Supply rounded the nook and headed down the hill in direction of Eau Rouge.
Nevertheless, he discovered himself behind Piastri who had broken his steering in a conflict with the barrier and Carlos Sainz and was already dropping down the sector.
“It was simply very unlucky to start with, when Oscar had his failure,” mentioned the Briton, “I went to the left, kind of misjudged that he can flip, I bought boxed in and misplaced 4 or 5 positions.”
Certainly, by the tip of the opening lap he had dropped to eleventh.
“That sort of dictated my race,” he added. “If it wasn’t for that I’d have been P5. I’d have appreciated to suppose I’d have been there with Lewis and Charles combating for the rostrum.”
The Briton was certainly one of simply three drivers to go for a one-stop technique.
“I feel one cease round right here was a reasonably aggressive stint,” he mentioned. “The final stint I felt actually sturdy on the smooth tyre.
“It is simply been a extremely difficult weekend,” he admitted. “I am glad it is over. A little bit of a reset and go once more.”
It was throughout his first stint on the medium that there was a short rain bathe.
“It was undoubtedly difficult when the rain began coming down,” he mentioned. “Once more, if we knew how a lot rain there was going to be, we might have pitted onto the smooth, and that is if you would have had the largest distinction in these difficult situations.”
Like his teammate, Russell complained of bouncing over the weekend.
“We suffered with an enormous quantity of bouncing immediately,” he mentioned. “Numerous groups did, possibly not as extreme as we did.
“It is clearly a little bit of a disgrace to see that as a sport on the pinnacle of motorsport the vast majority of groups are nonetheless fighting bouncing,” he added. “I hope one thing could be solved in that regard sooner or later.
“However all in all, it was an excellent race. Each the races had been aggressive, opening that hole to P3 within the championship. However we’re nonetheless centered on Crimson Bull and making an attempt to shut that hole.”
