‘Man you were flying,’ Lewis Hamilton in awkward exchange with Russell and Sainz en route to podium at F1 Las Vegas GP

LEWIS HAMILTON and George Russell were engaged successful an awkward speech pursuing the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The British duo took a sensational one-two decorativeness for Mercedes, with Russell taking the chequered emblem aft starting from rod arsenic Hamilton recovered from P10 successful qualifying to decorativeness runner-up.

They were joined connected the podium by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, earlier the trio shared a car thrust to the podium.

A camera wrong the car picked up the speech betwixt them en way to prime up their trophies.

Following his 2nd triumph of the season, Russell, 26, remarked to Hamilton: "Man you were flying astatine 1 point."

Looking over, Sainz past pointed to Hamilton and said: "This guy?"

Russell past replied: "Yeah," portion shaking his head.

Hamilton - who has present picked up podiums astir a grounds 36 F1 tracks - responded by saying: "Had a agelong mode to spell though, to drawback up. I was truthful acold behind."

During the car thrust itself, Hamilton was seen pulling down a prima visor and utilizing the reflector successful it earlier arriving astatine the podium portion Russell and Sainz were engaged successful conversation.

Seeing the exchange, 1 instrumentality said: "Imagine the tension."

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A 2nd said: "Lewis is secretly similar get maine retired of this car now."

A 3rd added: "Damn the tension… Lewis man,.. haha."

Another said: "Sooo awkward successful that car."

During the contention Hamilton punched successful a fig of fastest laps but was incapable to drawback his team-mate successful the end, finishing 7 seconds down him.

He had bemoaned his mediocre qualifying show connected Saturday, and believes it yet outgo him the contention win.

Speaking to Sky Sports, helium said: "If I'd done my occupation yesterday, it would person been a breeze today. But it's ok. I had amusive coming from 10th. The squad did a fantastic job.

"We don't cognize wherefore we were truthful speedy this weekend, but that's the champion the car's ever felt, truthful I'm grateful to person been a portion of getting it to that point.

"We don't cognize wherefore we were truthful speedy this weekend, but that's the champion the car's ever felt, truthful I'm grateful to person been a portion of getting it to that point.

"The championship's done, truthful present it's conscionable each out, combat for the champion positions possible."

Hamilton is present entering his last 2 races with Mercedes earlier helium joins Ferrari successful 2025 aft signing a two-year woody worthy £100million.

Following the win, Russell has revealed helium has cancelled his question plans to enactment with the team, calling it a "dream" weekend.

He said: "I was readying to alert successful a mates of hours but I’m decidedly not getting connected that flight! I’m going to bask this evening with each my team.

"It’s been a imagination of a weekend. I don’t cognize however we’ve been truthful speedy but I’m conscionable riding this question close now.

"To get the triumph here, rod position, a ascendant weekend, one-two with Lewis arsenic well… We couldn’t person chosen a amended spot to marque this happen."

Elsewhere, Max Verstappen confirmed his 4th satellite drivers rubric aft finishing P5 up of Lando Norris successful P6 - contempt the McLaren prima besides picking up an other constituent for the fastest lap.

Despite the drivers title present being concluded, the constructors remains a adjacent conflict earlier the last 2 races successful Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

McLaren beryllium connected 608 points with Ferrari adjacent down 584. Red Bull are immoderate mode disconnected successful 3rd connected 555, portion Mercedes are confirmed 4th spot with their 425 points.

Meanwhile, Martin Brundle's grid locomotion went viral erstwhile again aft helium snubbed a playboy bunny.