George Russell says Mercedes “made a big cock-up” after Hungary Q1 elimination

George Russell says Mercedes “made a big cock-up” as he suffered a shock Q1 elimination in qualifying for the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix. 
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AM
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AM

In a contrasting qualifying to teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton who claimed a brilliant pole position to end a drought stretching back to 2021, Russell will start o𝓡nly 18th for Sunday’s race in Bu👍dapest after being knocked out in the first session. 

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Russell was hampered by traffic in the final sector as he prepared to start his fina𝄹l lap of Q1, but was ultimately critical of Mercedes’ timing. 

“The whole session was on tra𓆏ck at the wrong time, wrong p𒈔oint, taking way too much risk as a team,” Russell said. 

“The car was so quick, we didn’t need to fuel for one lap and go right at🌃 the end and in loads of tr🍎affic. 

"I was trying to respect the gentleman’s agreement and got overtaken by a couple of cars, most notab💦ly Pierre, who overtook me at the final corner. 

"I was three tenths down before I even started and the lap🥃 was gone. I’m not going to blame any of the drivers. We’re all fighting for ourselves. As a te꧃am, we should have done a better job.” 

Asked if he thin🐎ks the gentleman’s agreement has now been taken away, Russell replied: “I don’t think it was ever really there to be honest. 

“In all honesty I would have probably done the same if I was in their shoes. You’ve got to figh🌠t for yourself. But the track is big enough, it’s 4.5km long and we were in a space of 1km wit🎉h 10 cars. 

“So we just nꦜeed to look in the mirror and recognise💟 that we made a big cock-up today.”

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