"Not fast enough" - Mercedes can't beat Max Verstappen at 2022 F1 Italian GP despite securing P2 in qualifying, feels George Russell × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Formula 1 Italian GP News

Not fast enough - Mercedes can t beat Max Verstappen at 2022 F1 Italian GP despite securing P2 in qualifying feels George Russell

By Khushi Chandani Modified 11 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share George Russell at the F1 Grand Prix of The Netherlands. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) George Russell, who set the sixth-fastest lap time at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix qualifying, will be starting the main race on the front row in P2 as a result of all the grid penalties taken by the four drivers between the Briton and pole-sitter Charles Leclerc. Russell believes that he does not deserve to start at the front of the grid after his performance in qualifying, emphasizing that he does not expect to be able to challenge Max Verstappen in the race on Sunday. In a post-qualifying media interaction, George Russell reflected on the qualifying session and claimed that he expects to potentially fight Charles Leclerc this weekend in Monza: “We don’t deserve to be starting P2 after today’s performance. It was again a frustrating session because we can’t seem to get the car in that sweet spot. FP1 the car felt great, in FP2, FP3 substantially worse. In Q1, the car felt great, [we were] a few tenths off Ferrari. Q2 was worse, Q3 was worse. But ultimately that’s been a theme this season. Lining up P2 we’ll have a faster race car, probably not fast enough to battle with Max, potentially [we can fight] Charles.” View this post on Instagram Instagram Post “I thought we'd be closer [to the front-runners]. The session just ran away from us. I thought we would be three to seven tenths behind Ferrari but to end up where we did was a bit shocking.” Russell added: “We need to focus on ourselves. We've seen that when we're trying to fight with cars that are faster than us, we end up compromising our results. I'd like to think we can fight with Charles, but there's no chance with Max because [Red Bull] are much quicker than us.” Despite setting the second-fastest lap time in qualifying, Max Verstappen will be starting the race in fourth place, taking a grid penalty.

George Russell expects Max Verstappen to take the lead within the first 15 laps of the Italian GP

Over the course of the 2022 F1 season, Max Verstappen has dominated races despite starting at the back of the grid, as seen in Spa and Zandvoort. George Russell claims that he expects the Dutchman to take lead of the Italian Grand Prix within the first fifteen laps, even though Monza may be trickier to overtake on. Speaking to Sky F1, Russell said: “I don’t really understand how all of that [penalty system] works really, but we are not really too focused on him because it doesn’t matter what he does. And what they do, they will finish ahead of us ultimately, but he’ll probably be in the lead after 15 laps maybe. I don’t think it’s quite as easy to overtake here as it was at Spa, but with the pace they’ve got they will be slicing through.” View this post on Instagram Instagram Post George Russell currently stands fourth in the drivers' standings with 188 points to his name. What's your favorite race of the 2022 season so far? Tell us in the comments below.. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Yash Singh × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी