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BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN – MARCH 10: George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes walk in the Paddock during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on March 10, 2022 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN – MARCH 10: George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes walk in the Paddock during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on March 10, 2022 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton finished the Australian Grand Prix with another strong result for the 2022 season. The 7-time world champion finished the race P4 behind his teammate George Russell. The Mercedes veteran was a bit miffed at the result, as he was clearly disappointed with his side of the garage during the race.
But he was complimentary of his teammate’s podium finish and called it a great team result. This is Russell’s second podium in Formula One and his first with the Mercedes team.
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Although it was not all plain sailing for the young Brit as he had to duel with Red Bull driver Sergio Perez for P2.
Lewis Hamilton reveals his thoughts on his teammates’ podium
Russell was P2 after Verstappen‘s retirement from the race. The world champion’s retirement brought out the Virtual Safety Car and promoted the Mercedes driver to P2.
He was definitely slower than Checo, but still managed to put up an impressive defense against him. His defense also impressed his teammate Hamilton, and he was happy for Russell’s podium in Melbourne.
” Yeah, great team result. George did a great job today. I got to watch the great battle he had with Perez and, yeah, a bit unfortunate with the safety car. But I think we did a great job today considering the pace deficit we had to the guys up ahead. We did a good job,” said Lewis.
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Formula One F1 – Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia – April 7, 2022, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton ahead of practice REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Although Mercedes finished P3 and P4, Hamilton mentioned that until the upgrades come, they need to optimize the results.
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“Yeah, that’s the goal right now. While we have these problems, just maximize points and just what we have done today,” said Hamilton.
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Russell benefited from the safety car, which helped him to jump ahead of his teammate. The young British driver has outscored his teammate for the second consecutive race weekend. Is there a shift in the power dynamics at Mercedes? Let’s wait and see.
As for now, Hamilton would hope that the team introduces some upgrades for the next race and closes the gap with the leaders.
