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Russell looks forward to Austria: ‘Suits us better’
George Russell and Mercedes are more optimistic about there upcoming their weekend than they were in Montreal, even as they finished on the podium and Russell was running behind Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso before his crash.
"I think it will suit us better than Montreal. I think Silverstone will be a slightly step in the right direction, again more similar to Barcelona. But as I said, we're developing really, really well at the moment," Russell said in Thursday’s press conference in Spielberg.
While Mercedes looked to be closer to Red Bull alongside Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin, Russell thinks they are still have a great gap. "It feels like to a degree they're coming a little bit closer to us. I think when you look at the average compared to the whole field, for whatever reason, it seems like Red Bull may have taken a small step back. But when they're three steps ahead, they're now two steps ahead."
Troubles in qualifying in 2022
Last year, both Mercedes cars crashed in qualifying on that Friday. "It's got a combination of corners. Being on the hill, it's always quite exposed to the wind. So you get these moments where it catches you out. But it's the same for everybody. Last year wasn't our finest qualifying session, but we had a good race. And this year is going to be a different dynamic again, with the weather that may be here throughout the weekend," Russell commented on the incident.