Mercedes driver George Russell was frustrated after a challenging qualifying session ahead of the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. Securing fifth on the grid, he will sit behind Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar, who impressed with a P4 performance.

The Briton, speaking to Sky Sports F1 following his Saturday campaign at Zandvoort, conceded he was caught off guard by the Frenchman.

"Yeah, he did a great job, to be honest," Russell said of the driver's surprise placement. "It's been really tight all weekend between the majority of the field and you saw how fast the Astons were in practice and you just don't hook it up in that Q3 lap and then you'll be a few positions down the order but P5, anywhere from P3 to P5 is sort of where we were but we probably didn't expect to be behind Isack."

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