George Russell believed that Mercedes had a shot at winning the Monaco Grand Prix before the red flag was brought out on the first lap.
“When we lined up on the grid the first time and we were on the hards, the four drivers ahead were on the mediums, I was like, ‘this is perfect’,” he explained.
“Then when Carlos had his puncture, I genuinely thought, ‘we’ve got a shot here’ – minimum for podium, potentially even victory, being on that different strategy.
“We were going to play a bit of a team game to try and boost our chances, but as soon as that red flag came out, everything went out the window. Nevertheless, 70-odd laps on that medium closed the gap in on Ferrari and McLaren at the end. I think we can arguably say [it was] probably one of our best weekends.”
