Russell delighted: 'You don't get rewarded for this very often'.

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18:59, 29 Aug 2021

George Russell might have been the happiest man in the F1 paddock this weekend. Nobody will be happy that the race at Spa-Francorchamps has been completely wrecked, but Russell has secured his first podium. A small compensation for what happened last year in Bahrain.

"It doesn't matter. It's not often you get rewarded for a great qualifying run, but we definitely got that today. First of all, I want to apologise to the fans and thank them for staying here to cheer us on. We were all in the same boat."

Russell and Williams will celebrate

"It's a shame we couldn't race, but for our team, this is a fantastic result. We're probably going to celebrate a bit tonight. The whole team deserves this. So much work has been put in over the last few years and we haven't really been rewarded for it. But we did everything right yesterday and that's why we're on the podium. I really didn't expect that this year, that's for sure."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Russell delighted: 'You don't get rewarded for this very often'.

Russell and Williams will celebrate

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