George Russell, driver of the Mercedes AMG F1 team, attributed his pole position in the Canadian Grand Prix to studying the training data of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. During the final training session, Mercedes proved to be the strongest team, with Hamilton leading the pack with a significant advantage. However, Russell was able to analyze Hamilton’s data and make adjustments to his own performance, thus securing the pole position alongside Max Verstappen. Russell expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to learn from Hamilton’s success and praised the performance of his car throughout the weekend. This unexpected result, Mercedes’ first pole position since last summer, motivated the team to continue their development and reduce the performance gap. Russell believes that Mercedes has overcome previous challenges with their ground-effect cars and is now finding the ideal balance of performance. He expressed relief and satisfaction at seeing his hard work rewarded with a pole position.
