Formula 1 | Mercedes, Russell believes he can win races in 2023

With a sixth place in Spa, George Russell ended the first part of the season not in the best way. The pilot of the Mercedes was unintentionally obstructed by Piastres during the first lap, with the Australian from McLaren practically stopped at eau rouge, and the British and were among the most to pay for this situation Pierre Gasli, who had to redo their strategy a bit during construction to try to recover. The Englishman believes that he could have the pace to at least stay close to his teammate Hamilton struggling with Leclerc for a top-three finish, and thinks it's still possible to win at least one race this season.

“I could have been there with Lewis fighting for the podium – said Russell after the Belgian Grand Prix. Unfortunately I found myself behind Oscar on the first lap when he suffered damage after the start and this cost me a couple of positions, effectively compromising my race. After that I had a good pace and contributed to increasing the gap with those chasing us in the constructors' championship. It's been an intense first half of the season for the whole team, so this break is to unplug for a few weeks before returning to Zandvoort: we know that our goal is to win races and I still believe that it's possible to do that this season ”.