Russell controls his way to Belgian GP F1 victory
28th July 2024George Russell led Mercedes to their first 1-2 of the season after the young Briton controlled his strategy to edge out Lewis Hamilton for victory at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Feature image credit: Mercedes F1
Russell has taken his second victory of the season, after the Austrian Grand Prix, as the 26-year-old led the team to their first 1-2 victory since the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
The #63 Mercedes driver started the race down in sixth on the grid and pitted from the race for his first-and-only stop on lap 10.
As the race fell into the late laps, Russell asked the team to consider a one-stop race for the team and this was later confirmed by the Mercedes pit wall shortly after who asked if the Briton was happy to stay out – he agreed.
Despite a charge from his seven-time world champion teammate, Lewis Hamilton, and 16-lap older tyres, Russell was able to keep his teammate behind him as the two Mercedes drivers took the chequered flag in unison.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri completed the podium as he finished, neatly behind the two Mercedes, in third at the chequered flag.
As the two Mercedes were granted permission to race out front, McLaren’s Australian driver was a handful of seconds behind. However, the #81 McLaren quickly cut down the deficit and finished 0.647s behind Hamilton, who was 0.526s behind his race-winning teammate.
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