Russell led a strong Mercedes challenge to Red Bull in qualifying in Mexico City, but 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen pr🉐oved too fast as he took his sixth pole of the year by 0.304s. ꧅;

The Briton held on to second place, just 0.05s ahead of teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton, but was left frustrated by a costly mistak🅠e on his final lap of Q3. 

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Given Mercedes’ performance throughout Saturday, Russell believed it was “our po💝le to have” but missed out on topping qualifying for the second🌼 time this season. 

"The team deserved more today, they've produced ꦿa really great car this weekend, and I think it's testament to them for the hard work the🌞y've been putting in for so long," said Russell.

"We saw last week Lewis showed what the car was capable of. I feel like it was our pole to have, and it was just a terrible lap from my side, so♒ I𝔉'm sort of kicking myself.

"But at the end of the day, no points for qualifying and I'm e🐷xcited to be back on the front row.”

Russell put Mercedes’ most competitive qualifying showing of a troubled 2022 so far down to the unique, high♕-altitude nature of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. 

"With this high altitude, the drag is less of a factor, 📖and that is where we get outscored by Red Bull𒆙, let's say," said Russell.

"They're always taking like🥃 three tenths out of us on the straight. Here it's less of a factor, so that's probably why we're a little bit more competitive.”

And with a two-pronged Mercedes attack against Verstappe🌟n, Russell hopes the team will have a “r♈easonable shot” of challenging for their first win of the season. 

"Having Lewis at the front gives us the chance to do🌜 something different with the strategy," he added. "We'll see what we can do."