com having previously reported that he is out of the running for the Mercedes vacancy for the time being.
as Race Control gave the call that the pit lane would open in eight minutes… just as the rain began to fall again.
Russell revealed that he felt compelled to salvage a podium after missing out on a chance to fight Verstappen for victory – and he paid tribute to Hamilton for a “really hard and fair fight” with third place on the line
“And then over that I had like 10 changes per lap on the different engine switch.
George Russell has revealed he was determined to beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the final podium spot at the Canadian Grand Prix as he felt like he had “let the team down a bit” with his earlier mistakes in the race.
Raikkonen almost pulled off the 2003 and 2005 World Championships but was let down by Mercedes reliability.