George Russell told to requested thesame Mercedes ‘bonus’ as his family respond after Hamilton orders
George Russell yielded a point within the drivers’ championship by taking after Mercedes group orders – and Ted Kravitz kidded he merits a prize for his activities.
Ted Kravitz made the proposal to George Russell’s guardians (back push left) (Image:
Sky Sports)
Ted Kravitz told George Russell he ought to request a reward from Mercedes before his guardians. That came after he’d conceded 6th position to team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the Emilia Romagna Fantastic Prix.
Russell was on maturing tires towards the climax of Sunday’s race at Imola, so he was brought in to pit. That permitted Hamilton, who had remained out six laps longer prior within the race, to move past him on track.
He was told he wouldn’t get the position back despite addressing the engineers – meaning he’d ought to settle for six focuses within the drivers’ championship rather than eight, but he did oversee to induce one of those focuses back by setting the speediest lap – a minor boost for Mercedes in the constructors’ standings.
Tending to the circumstance on Ted’s Race Scratch pad, Kravitz said:
“I would recommend on the off chance that I was Mercedes, I would provide George a few kind of reward, and a sort of thank you exceptionally much display for relinquishing the brilliant P6 and getting the quickest lap for the team.”
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He at that point drawn nearer Russell’s guardians, Steve and Alison, who were talking to his Sky Sports colleague Naomi Schiff and chuckled off the proposal. “If I was George I would request an additional tot of rum, going back to a sort of maritime tradition,” Kravitz proceeded.
“Or at slightest free strawberry milkshakes from Mercedes for life for wonderfully giving up 6th put, which should’ve properly been his today.”
Russell took it on the chin, telling Sky in his post-race interview:
“You’re never aiming to be cheerful with P6 and P7. At the conclusion of the day, as a team we scored an additional point. I misplaced my position to Lewis but I’m not planning to sulk over losing a P6.”