Special mention should go to these two teams for a stunning performance that took advantage of the situation provided to them. For Williams, having both cars in the pointed means this is their first double-points haul since the 2018 Italian Grand Prix and George Russell’s first ever points in F1.
“I literally shed a tear earlier, I don’t know literally where it came from; it all just came flooding out,” said Russell. “I truly believe we deserve to be in P8 in the constructors’ championship; I think we’ve done a better job than Haas and Alfa this year and we deserve to have six points on the board. It means so much. I got quite emotional to be honest because it’s not just a P9; it’s three years of hard work for me personally.”
Nicholas Latifi echoed his teammate, “To get both cars in the points and to move up to P8 in the championship is amazing. The race from my side was very tough to manage, obviously the start in the first corner was what sealed it for me. We struggled in qualifying yesterday, so to come away with a result like this is better than anything we could have hoped for.”
Mick Schumacher performed amazingly for both a rookie and a rookie in an underpowered car. “Finishing in front of an Alfa is something that we weren’t anticipating and starting from last and finishing P13 is quite a decent result for us,” said Schumacher. “We were keen on having a point but frankly we don’t have the car at the moment to do so but nonetheless this was great experience as I’ve been able to battle with the top guys and the championship leader.”
He kept up Verstappen and Hamilton in what must have felt like the drive of his life. This driver is certainly someone to keep our eyes. It’s possible he could be a great in future, much like his father.