2024 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix Highlights

George Russell finished third, with Lewis Hamilton fourth, in the 2024 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix. George lined up in pole position with Lewis Hamilton as the inclement weather on Friday and Saturday continued into the weekend.

Lewis also secured the fastest lap point with his best effort on the final tour. George, therefore, took the 10th podium of his F1 career and the team’s first of the season.

George Russell

I’m disappointed with myself today. I made too many errors that set us back and cost us a chance of victory. I was really pushing the limits out there. That said, it feels great to be disappointed with P3. We’ve made small steps over the past few races, and to come to Canada, get pole position, and a podium is really encouraging. We’ve been one of the fastest cars on track all weekend, so we’ve definitely made progress. There are many positives to take away from here.

The conditions were incredibly challenging out there. Put a wheel even one millimetre offline, and you would be in trouble. Unfortunately, my errors came with consequences, as they let other cars pass. Other drivers made errors, too, but they didn’t come at the same cost. We were still able to battle back to the podium, though, with the pace we had. We will continue to work hard and develop the car, and I’m looking forward to heading to Barcelona.

Lewis Hamilton

We scored some good points for the team today. We’re also looking like we’ve made a step closer to the front this weekend, which is really encouraging. Thank you so much to everyone at Brackley and Brixworth who has worked so hard to deliver our recent updates. It has moved us in the right direction, and we will continue to put in the effort to continue that progress.

On my side, it wasn’t the best weekend. We had the pace to be fighting higher up but we ultimately ended up with P4. I’ll go away and work out what I need to do to come back stronger. I made too many mistakes overall but the positive I will take away is the performance of the car.

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO

It has been an encouraging weekend. We have taken the right steps recently and brought updates that are working well. Directionally, we seem to be adding performance every Grand Prix. Everyone at Brackley and Brixworth continues to work incredibly hard, and it’s great to see their efforts rewarded with our first podium of the year. I hope that we can continue this positive trajectory. Looking ahead to Barcelona, it’s a circuit that really tests a car. We are excited to go there and truly understand where we are performance-wise.

Today’s race was challenging. When you finish P3 and P4, given where we have finished in recent races, then, of course, it is positive. Both drivers know that we could have achieved more, though. We certainly could have taken one or two more positions and then maybe fought for victory. It is a little bittersweet, therefore, but ultimately, if you had said to us before the weekend that we would be third and fourth, then we would have taken it.

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