Wolff: ‘We would have been murdered on this kind of circuit’
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Toto Wolff’s team, Mercedes, finished a positive race at the Canadian Grand Prix. While all week long, members of the German stable have been saying it is not a strong circuit for them, Lewis Hamilton finished on the podium and George Russell was in P4 before his crash.
"Positive and encouraging trajectory. Our new car works well. We knew that Canada is one of the more difficult ones for us and coming out in P3 a solid not too far away from Max. I think he backed off a little bit at the end but much closer than we would have expected. At the beginning of the year we would have been murdered on this kind of circuit," Wolff told Viaplay following the race. He was also asked about where Mercedes have the best chance to win a race this season. "Silverstone," he responded.
On Russell’s crash
George Russell rode the kerb in Turn 9, and crashed into the barrier, leading to him getting a puncture and he eventually had to retire his car. "I think he had this massive kerb ride and then maybe he tried to really still keep it lit on that corner and then in the wall he's pushing hard. Yeah, this car is just still a little bit of a difficult one," Wolff commented on the incident.