George Russell moans on team radio at Lewis Hamilton 'going very slow' on qualifying lap

George Russell was getting a bit itchy racing behind Lewis Hamilton in Q3 of the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday with the young Brit moaning on team radio about his team-mate's pace. Mercedes were once again off the pace this weekend in Australia, but it was a much better performance than last time out in Saudi Arabia.

Hamilton was able to join Russell in Q3 this time, meaning the two Mercedes team-mates were able to help each other out. The Silver Arrows drivers have alternated in Q3 on who is given a slip stream for the final run and it was Russell's turn this weekend.

The 24-year-old was following Hamilton round the track during the second outlap in Q3 and was given the hurry up by his race engineer. But Russell was clearly agitated in the car as he called on Hamilton to step on the pace in front of him.

"Lewis is going very slow," Russell said. "Tell Lewis to speed up."

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