'Cost us a shot of fighting' - George Russell expresses disappointment despite a podium finish in Canadian Grand Prix

Mercedes made a lot of progress in the last few weekends and their improved W15 is proving to be the best car on the track at the moment. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton dominated the track in Canada as Russell clinched pole position in qualifying.

However, some miscalculations and mistakes led him to accept the third place. After the race, Russell praised the car and his team and also fussed about the mistakes he made. He said, "There's a lot of changes you would have made if you know how things plan out retrospectively.”

“But I'm happy with the progress we've made. Proud of the team because we've been pushing these upgrades through and it's paying dividends."

George Russell expresses frustration!

Despite a dominating weekend, George Russell was not happy with his Sunday performance. Analyzing the race, he said that he made some mistakes that prevented him from fighting for the win. He said, "Yeah, absolutely, 100%," he replied when asked about those positive steps.”

"I think if you told us ahead of this weekend, pole position and P3, we may not have believed you, to be honest. But as Max Verstappen said, it was such a tricky race out there for everybody. You put a millimetre wide and you're off. I think for me, it was just one too many mistakes at key moments that cost us a shot of fighting with these two towards the end of the race.”

Also read: Toto Wolff asks Hamilton to let go of 'negative' thoughts

After his comments, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff asked his drivers to avoid negative thoughts and look at the positive aspects of the race. He said that after weeks of struggle if his team clinched third and fourth position it is a win. He also asked Lewis Hamilton to avoid negative thoughts and go well in upcoming races with his gigantic pace.