WATCH: Lewis Hamilton congratulates George Russell for winning Belgian GP after annoyingly close battle

Lewis Hamilton wasn't the happiest with a P2 finish at the Belgian GP.

WATCH: Lewis Hamilton congratulates George Russell for winning Belgian GP after annoyingly close battle

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell (via IMAGO, X/FiftyBucksVT, screenshot)

Mercedes has attained a highly impressive upturn in performance as compared to the season’s beginning. The team has emerged victorious multiple times and scored three race wins. George Russell showcased a sublime performance at the Belgian GP and scored a highly impressive victory. Hence, Lewis Hamilton was spotted congratulating his teammate on the triumph.

George Russell started the Belgian GP from P7 and wasn’t expected at all to score the race win. Regardless, the Briton decided to go ahead with an extremely risky one-stop strategy.

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This strategy turned out to be successful as the 26-year-old was able to hold off Lewis Hamilton behind him. Hamilton on newer hard compounds was unable to gain enough time against his British counterpart.

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As a result, Hamilton wasn’t the happiest scoring a P2 finish despite Mercedes achieving a solid one-two. However, the 39-year-old congratulated his teammate on the impressive race win in Belgium. The Briton dapped hands with Russell and congratulated him on the victory but wasn’t hesitant to showcase his lack of enthusiasm by not celebrating with the team.

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George Russell congratulated Mercedes on ‘amazing strategy’ at Belgian GP

Mercedes was not anticipating a one-stop strategy for Russell at the beginning of the race. However, the Briton decided to change strategy mid-race and stick to a single stop. Hamilton could’ve gained on the 26-year-old for the race win. Regardless, Russell continued the lead and scored a race win after sticking to an unconventional strategy.

George Russell
George Russell (via IMAGO)

As a result, Russell congratulated the team on the ‘amazing’ strategy which he changed mid-race and further talked highly about the great performance.

Boys and girls - what a performance. Amazing strategy guys!
George Russell said on the team radio.

After the second victory in the 2024 season, George Russell has further closed in on Lewis Hamilton in the title standings. The Briton is just two points behind Hamilton after achieving great points in Belgium. Hence, the coming few races would be extremely crucial for the two drivers to witness who comes on top of one another.

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