George Russell: I don't regret anything.

      George Russell was unable to repeat his domination in Vegas from last year, but he is satisfied with the race result…

      Question: George, great job. It seems you had some issue for most of the race. What was it?

      George Russell: About five laps after the start the same steering issue that happened the day before appeared. I got it under control after roughly four more laps.

      The pace in the first stint was not bad. I had a good start, I was only a tenth behind Max in the opening stint. Then, after the pit stop, I saw an opportunity to push and attacked very hard for two laps, killing my tyres. To be honest, it wasn't very pleasant — I simply couldn't get through the left-hand corners.

      Question: If you hadn't attacked Max so aggressively in the early laps of the second stint, could you have overtaken Lando?

      George Russell: Honestly, I don't know. I wanted to fight for the win and I saw a small opportunity. I hoped Max would have problems on the pit-exit lap, and I had to take the risk. I don't regret anything. But the race was tough.

      Question: Given last year's results, Mercedes expected a lot from this weekend. Are you happy with the car's pace?

      George Russell: This year we have a stable car; we perform at roughly the same level at all tracks. Last year our car was either exceptionally strong or exceptionally weak, so the team had more standout moments, but we scored fewer points last year.

      Of course you want to win races, but ultimately the goal is to score as many points as possible over the season. And this year the car gives us significantly more opportunities to achieve that goal than 12 months ago.

      Question: The balance between sport and show during the Las Vegas Grand Prix has been a topic of discussion. Do you think it's all right now?

      George Russell: This time the weekend was very enjoyable, the organisers did a good job. Over three years the event has evolved. The main challenges here are tied to the time zone — not just for us, but for the thousands of people who come to the race. It would be better if it were a standalone event rather than part of a run of consecutive races. But in any case, a night race in Las Vegas is very tough.