George Russell made it onto the podium in Las Vegas, finishing third. The Mercedes driver said he feared the set of tyres wouldn't hold up until the finish. His teammate Kimi Antonelli finished fourth, but after a 5‑second penalty added for a false start he dropped to fifth in the classification. George Russell (3rd): “When Max came out of the pits right in front of me, I thought I had a chance. He had cold tyres, and I attacked with everything I had. I damaged the tyres, and from that moment I kept saying over the radio that I wasn't sure this set would last until the finish. It was really tough for me. Not my best race, so a podium was probably the best I could do today.” Kimi Antonelli (5th): “I had a very strong pace today, especially in the last ten laps. I tried to manage the situation after seeing in the middle of the race that the tyres started to grain. That worried me a bit, especially after the team told me they were switching to ‘Plan B’, which involved running to the finish on this set of tyres. So I tried to manage the tyre condition, but when Oscar Piastri caught up to me in the DRS zone I started attacking, the tyres cleaned up, and thanks to that my pace began to pick up. I'm very pleased we made it to the finish without a pit stop and scored important points for the team.”
George Russell subió al podio en Las Vegas al finalizar tercero. El piloto de Mercedes contó que temía que el juego de neumáticos no aguantara hasta el final.
Su compañero Kimi Antonelli terminó cuarto, pero tras la suma de 5 segundos de penalización por salida en falso cayó a la quinta posición en la clasificación.
George Russell (3.º): «Cuando Max salió justo delante de mí de boxes, pensé que tenía una oportunidad. Él tenía los neumáticos fríos y yo atacé con todas mis fuerzas. Dañé los neumáticos, y desde ese momento no dejé de decir por radio que no estaba seguro de si ese juego aguantaría hasta el final. Me costó mucho. No fue la mejor carrera por mi parte, así que, probablemente, terminar en el podio fue lo máximo hoy».
Kimi Antonelli (5.º): «Hoy tuve un ritmo muy alto, especialmente en las últimas diez vueltas. Intenté controlar la situación después de que, a mitad de carrera, vi que en los neumáticos empezaban a formarse gránulos. Eso me preocupó un poco, sobre todo después de que el equipo me comunicó el paso al “plan B”, que consistía en llegar hasta el final con ese juego de neumáticos. Así que traté de controlar el estado de los neumáticos, pero cuando Oscar Piastri se me acercó en la zona DRS empecé a atacar, los neumáticos se limpiaron de los gránulos y gracias a eso mi velocidad comenzó a aumentar. Estoy muy contento de haber logrado llegar al final sin hacer parada en boxes y de haber conseguido puntos importantes para el equipo».
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George Russell made it onto the podium in Las Vegas, finishing third. The Mercedes driver said he feared the set of tyres wouldn't hold up until the finish. His teammate Kimi Antonelli finished fourth, but after a 5‑second penalty added for a false start he dropped to fifth in the classification. George Russell (3rd): “When Max came out of the pits right in front of me, I thought I had a chance. He had cold tyres, and I attacked with everything I had. I damaged the tyres, and from that moment I kept saying over the radio that I wasn't sure this set would last until the finish. It was really tough for me. Not my best race, so a podium was probably the best I could do today.” Kimi Antonelli (5th): “I had a very strong pace today, especially in the last ten laps. I tried to manage the situation after seeing in the middle of the race that the tyres started to grain. That worried me a bit, especially after the team told me they were switching to ‘Plan B’, which involved running to the finish on this set of tyres. So I tried to manage the tyre condition, but when Oscar Piastri caught up to me in the DRS zone I started attacking, the tyres cleaned up, and thanks to that my pace began to pick up. I'm very pleased we made it to the finish without a pit stop and scored important points for the team.”
George Russell subió al podio en Las Vegas al terminar tercero. El piloto de Mercedes dijo que temía que el juego de neumáticos no aguantara hasta el final.
