Mercedes finally notches first Formula 1 win of the season, sets table for 2023 rebound.
George Russell dominated Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo to collect his first career F1 victory, and the first of 2022 for outgoing champions Mercedes.It could—and should—have happened during his extraordinary stand-in performance inRussell was afforded his golden opportunity for 2022, after three seasons with Williams, but his promotion to the elite came just as the reigning eight-time champions stumbled with the overhauled technical regulations.
"On the in-lap, all of these memories came flooding back, starting off with my mum and dad in go karting, going through and all the support I've had from the rest of my family, my girlfriend, my trainer, my manager. The likes of Gwen , who first gave me the opportunity to get on the program with Mercedes, and James Vowles and Toto I can't thank everyone enough.”
The front wing damage caused an unscheduled stop, leaving him off sequence, but he recovered to seventh late—behind teammate Sergio Perez, who was struggling on harder tires. “I told you already last time, you guys don't ask that again of me, OK? Are we clear about that? I gave my reasons and I stand by it,” said Verstappen on the radio.
“I have my reasons for that, we sat together and talked about it and move forward from here,” said Verstappen. “If he needs the help anyway I’ll be there, but we have cleared what was there, why I didn’t do it .It was a nothing race result for Red Bull in the context of its staggeringly successful 2022 but Verstappen’s stance created an unexpectedly unsavory atmosphere heading to the finale, while opening a can of worms.
“I touched the back of Kevin and it’s a shame,” said Ricciardo. “I think the biggest disappointment is that it was such a small touch, but it had massive consequences. I didn’t expect him to spin, I guess that was just the angle that we touched and it just unloaded his rear. I feel most times, a small touch like that, you can get away with it. So it was pretty unfortunate for both of us.”Yuki Tsunoda found himself on the short end of a technicality during Sunday’s race.
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