F1 FANS have slammed George Russell after his “shameless” request to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton throughout the race.
The 25-year-old Brit requested that he may move team-mate Lewis Hamilton after he incurred a five-second penalty for a harmful re-entry.
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell throughout pre-season testing.Credit score: Rex
Russell acquired into hassle after rainfall from lap 51 onwards precipitated chaos for numerous drivers.
The Brit had been heading in the right direction for a podium end however noticed himself drop down the positions to fifth after operating off observe on the Mirabeau nook.
He then compounded his mistake when Purple Bull’s Sergio Perez struck his Mercedes’ when he re-entered the observe.
That collision ensured Russell incurred a 5 second penalty, which was the start of the controversy between him and Hamilton.
With Russell in fifth and Hamilton in fourth, Russell was heard on crew radio requesting that he overtake his team-mate so he may higher defend his 5 second lead on Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in sixth.
Russell did promise, nonetheless, that he wouldn’t construct a lead of over 5 seconds on Hamilton.
That meant that Hamilton would technically nonetheless have been in fourth place regardless of his automotive being behind Russell.
That didn’t cease followers raging concerning the request with many saying it mirrored that Russell was “not a crew participant”.
One fan raged: “George Russell is just not a crew participant. Makes it sound prefer it’s for the crew nevertheless it’s purely self-served. Hope Mercedes chuck him subsequent season!”
One other mentioned: “George Russell is a shameless t*** for asking crew orders after bottling the place!”
Whereas one other added: “George Russell, you nearly should respect the audacity to ask if you will get previous Lewis to create a niche in your personal 5 second time penalty.”
Russell didn’t obtain permission from Mercedes to finish the manoeuvre.
He did handle to comfortably maintain on to his fifth place end nonetheless, with Leclerc unable to chase down the Englishman.
Hamilton managed to carry on to fourth with Apline’s Esteban Ocon coming third, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso secured second, with Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen comfortably holding on to his pole place all through the race.
Verstappen’s victory was his newest as a part of a superb season, with the Dutchman sitting prime of the drivers’ standings on 144 factors.
His team-mate Sergio Perez sits on 104 factors in second, with veteran Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso rolling again the years to take a seat in third.
Hamilton and Russell’s positions are a carbon copy of the place they completed at Monaco, sitting in fourth and fifth respectively.