The Mercedes driver picked up a five-second time penalty for skipping the Rettifilo chicane and staying ahead of Alpine’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon during a tussle in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix.

Despite the penalty, Russell finished fifth, one place ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was also hit with a🐼 time penalty for causing a collision with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. 

"I knew that there 𒈔had to be a maximised out-lap, and I came out of the pits right behind or next to Ocon," Russell explained. 

"I knew if I fell behind him, my chance to undercut the 💫guys ahead⛦ would disappear. I went in very hot into Turn 1, knowing there was a bit of a risk to miss the corner, and that's what happened.

"🐠In Monza, it's a bit of a shame, because it's always a bit of a 'get out of jail free' card with the run-off there. And that gives drivers, especially when you're fighting, the chance to miss the corner. 

“So I'd probably💜 like to 🔥see a bit of a change in that corner in the future.”

Russell said he was willing to risk the potential penalty because he knew it was🐓 unlikely to impact his race. 

"I kne⭕w that P5 was probably the worst that we could have achieved, c🎃onsidering the gap to the guy in P6.

"So it would have only compromised me if i💯t was a safety car right at the end [and the field bunched up]."