George Russell

"It was left that we have to be trusted. This is what we do. We're drivers. We push ourselves to the limit every single lap."

"To be fair, I don't really give weight to that line."

""It's just struggling to comprehend how on earth this season has panned out in the way it has.""

"It's just one of those magic laps and I'm just so pleased, because it's been a real tough run for me."

"It's been a tough couple of months with some really tricky races, with races that felt like everything was going against me, then some races with some tough performances."

""On the flip side, the racing could be quite interesting. And on those energy-starved tracks so far, Melbourne, especially with racing, was quite exciting.""

"Story of the year, always on the back foot."

"Lap one was great, did two great overtakes in two corners. Then I got a bit left vulnerable on the next straight and got overtaken by the McLaren."

"Yesterday I was confused, but looking at the data we realised I was losing all my speed on the straight."

"'Of course it's a shame for any race to finish under the safety car. But then you go back to Abu Dhabi '21, and that is just how racing goes.'"

"There's a serious issue at play here and the team are working so hard to resolve it."

"I definitely feel this is the most resilient I've ever been in my whole life. I take pride in that as my mentality on the outside of the car."

"These new power units are just exceptionally complex, and there was just something deeply embedded in the calibration and the code that was almost impossible to see unless you knew exactly what to look for."

"I was just managing my tyres a little bit at the early stage of the race because I knew if there were going to be any overtakes, it would be in the latter phase."

"He beat me there, and I thought, 'Well, I think I'll beat you in qualifying,' and here we are, he's ahead of me again."

"I didn't. I actually thought the guys behind me were going to stay out as well."

"It's a crazy circuit, I would put it."

"In Monaco, the walls are closer, but because you're going far slower, if you make a mistake, you're not into the wall as quickly, and you can recover it sometimes, a small lock-up."

"There's a lot of really fast corners, but the barrier is kind of like coming back onto the track. So, if you are to go wide and hit the wall, you're not hitting it kind of at the same angle as the car is going."

"Another element of the challenge here, which probably won't cause major crashes, but I think there'll be a lot of lock-ups."

""There's a lot of talk about going back to a V8. That would obviously be pretty cool, the sustainable fuel topic is a fantastic one.""

"The sustainable fuel topic is a fantastic one, and I think would be great for Formula 1."

"You can't discount Kimi. You know, started 19th in Monza and now he's in 16th, so, yeah, he should be leading by a few laps early this time."

"When you look at every championship campaign, even for the winners, there are mistakes along the way."

"That's probably the biggest margin I've had in my whole career."

"It's amazing to be back on the top step of the podium. I do want to say a big thanks to my team because they've continued to believe in me through a tough moment, helped me come through it."

"My team-mate's had an incredible season. He's been pretty flawless throughout, but now we're getting to crunch time."

"I feel my performances are strong enough to fight for victory week in week out."

"Russell in particular noticed this was high on the Mercedes."

"It's the most demanding circuit on the tyres, so we don't know exactly why we didn't have the pace. From Friday it was clear we weren't on the pace of the Red Bulls and we haven't really progressed."