George Russell says he expects Williams to assess whether team instructions should have been implemented in Mexico, reckoning he lost substantial time behind Robert Kubica.
Russell was overhauled by Kubica at the start but jumped his team-mate through the pit stop phase, with the Pole compromised by a tardy service.
But Kubica got back ahead through Turn 6 shortly after, remaining in front until he was forced to pit for a second time on account of a slow puncture.
Russell beat Haas’ Romain Grosjean to the chequered flag but reckoned had all the cards fallen in his favour he could have beaten Kevin Magnussen and Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi.
“It was pretty frustrating,” said Russell. “The first three corners, right place right time and gained a load of positions. The next three corners, wrong place wrong time and lost them all and an additional one to Robert.
“I spent all of my race stuck behind Robert who then I think had an issue towards the end and once I got into clear air the pace was really, really strong.
“I’m quite confident if I’d managed to maintain the positions at the start ahead of Magnussen and Giovinazzi I could have kept it.”
When asked whether Williams issued an instruction, Russell replied: “No. I mean we need to discuss it.
“If I was in that position I wouldn’t expect the team to swap us around, we’re there doing our own race.
“But ultimately we could have finished a lot higher if we had. So there’s pros and cons for both and we just need to find a solution moving forward what is the best way and what keeps everybody happy.”
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