Mercedes performance in Singapore is in line with what we expected - 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 Gaming 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 Japanese GP News Mercedes performance in Singapore is in line with what we expected - George Russell By Charanjot Singh Modified Oct 09, 2022 10:53 AM IST Follow Us Comment Share George Russell feels Mercedes expected Singapore to be a good track for the team. George Russell has said that Mercedes' uptick in performance in Singapore was expected. The Mercedes driver, though, did not have a great race in Singapore, as he had multiple crashes and could not make the most of the car's competitiveness. His teammate Lewis Hamilton finished ninth. When asked whether it was a surprise to see Mercedes being so competitive in Singapore, Russell said: "To be honest, not really, it’s sort of in line with what we expected. I think these races, especially post-summer break, we're getting a really clear trend of where our car is working well and where it's not working, and it’s given us a really sort of clear development direction to go down." Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team@MercedesAMGF1Strikeeeee Team bowling night in Suzuka ft. @LewisHamilton and @GeorgeRussell63153931186Strikeeeee Team bowling night in Suzuka ft. @LewisHamilton and @GeorgeRussell63 https://t.co/ADrkIRgrnI He added: "I think it is a shame for us as a team to have not capitalised on that race weekend. I think we all felt that. But for sure, there's still a lot of positive signs to take away, especially that we really struggled on three circuits at the start of the year, and arguably that's probably the fastest race weekend we had last week." Reflecting on his own race, Russell admitted that some of the decisions he made during the race were too risky and could have been avoided. He said: "Yeah, definitely difficult. I think it was never going to be straightforward starting from the back in those conditions. You know, we made some bold decisions. Obviously, everything's easy in hindsight, and perhaps a little bit too risky, all in all. But yeah, we knew it wasn't going to be straightforward. And that's what happens when you have a bad qualifying on a circuit like that." George Russell (203) is fourth in the standings ahead of the Japanese GP in Suzuka, while Hamilton (170) is sixth. Suzuka is one of top 5 tracks for every F1 driver - George Russell Talking about his experience of racing in Suzuka, George Russell said that the track is one of the top five tracks for every driver on the grid. When asked what was he most looking forward to at the race today (October 9), he said: George Russell@GeorgeRussell63Another tough Saturday but as always we’ll come together and work hard as a team to do a better job tomorrow. Rain on the way so anything is possible. Thanks for all the support out there. 10779365Another tough Saturday but as always we’ll come together and work hard as a team to do a better job tomorrow. Rain on the way so anything is possible. Thanks for all the support out there. https://t.co/bxRFUfjHYS "I think all of it, to be honest. I think obviously, the first sector with the ‘Esses’ and that flow of corners. It is truly iconic. And it's definitely, you know, a top-five circuit for probably all of us. So it's going to be, you know, a fun Saturday I think in qualifying. We'll see what the weather's like on Sunday. Obviously, it was a unique race when we were here in 2019 because we had the typhoon on Saturday. So let's see if we have a bit more of a normal weekend." George Russell trails Red Bull's Sergio Perez (235) by over 30 points. 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 Bhargav × 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? 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