Tags: George Russell
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Russell doubts Williams are now in better position
George Russell “doubts” that Williams have improved upon their 2019 position, saying the team’s expectations remain “under control”.
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Russell will be ready to get his ‘elbows out’
George Russell has said he will try to stop “fannying around” at the back of the grid once Formula 1 racing resumes again.
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Russell reiterates: Still the slowest car
George Russell isn’t expecting miracles when Williams takes to the Albert Park circuit, saying the team still has the “slowest car” on the grid.
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Williams tips Russell to be future World Champion
Claire Williams believes George Russell has all the ingredients to become a Formula One world champion – and will not stand in his way if Mercedes call on him to partner Lewis Hamilton next year.
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Williams ‘reduced the gap’, but still ‘slowest’
George Russell believes Williams have “reduced the gap” to the midfield teams, but still expects to be driving the “slowest” car in 2020.
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‘On paper Latifi is a rookie but he’s not really’
Nicholas Latifi may be taking part in his first season in F1 but George Russell isn’t fooled by his rookie status.
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Russell: ‘No way’ Williams are as slow as last year
Only the first week of pre-season testing is complete, but George Russell thinks there is “no way” Williams are as far off their rivals as in 2019.
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Williams made a ‘real point’ with very first lap
Last year Williams only left the pits after lunch on Day 3, this year the team was the very first out on track as pre-season testing began in Spain.
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Russell reports FW43’s handling is ‘much better’
What a difference a year makes. George Russell felt a lot more confident driving the Williams car on Wednesday compared to this time 12 months ago.
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‘No fundamental changes with the FW43’
Williams’ newly-unveiled FW43 is an evolution of last year’s car with the team throwing resources where it believes it can gain the “most performance”.
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Russell: I’m no superhero, just a normal bloke
F1 drivers are not the superheroes fans may think they are, rather, says George Russell, they are just “normal blokes” going about their business.
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Russell would answer Mercedes’ call
George Russell may be a Williams man for the next two years but he says he would definitely “consider it” if Mercedes made an approach.
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Russell hopes to truly be in 2020 fight
George Russell says Williams’ rate of development gives him hope of being in the midfield battle this year, if nobody else improves.
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Coulthard: Williams not blocking Russell’s F1 progress
David Coulthard feels George Russell’s “strong talent” and Mercedes ties ensure that the future is bright for the 21-year-old.
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Russell opens up on relationship with Mercedes
Mercedes junior George Russell has given an insight into what it is like working for the Silver Arrows as he continues on his Formula 1 journey.
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Williams ‘blown away’ by Russell’s performances
Claire Williams says that she and her team have been “blown away” by George Russell in his first season on the grid.
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PlanetF1 ranks the rookies of 2019
The 2019 season presented us with three rookie drivers, and one almost rookie, and it’s safe to say the standard they brought was high.
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Latifi: Russell will be a good benchmark
Nicholas Latifi says he is eager to pit himself against George Russell, who whitewashed Robert Kubica in this year’s qualifying.
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Russell: Career on ‘exact same course’ as Leclerc’s
George Russell and Charles Leclerc enjoyed the same junior success, and Russell believes they are still on the “exact same course”.
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Russell expects to be ‘in the fight’ next season
2019 proved to be a dismal campaign for Williams, but George Russell expects to be “in the fight” with the midfield next season.
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‘Russell can be a truly exceptional F1 driver’
George Russell, already in the frame for a Mercedes race seat in the years to come, could be a “truly exceptional F1 driver” according to Dave Robson.
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Russell highlights one area he needs to improve
Although George Russell trounced Robert Kubica in both qualifying and grands prix, the Brit concedes it was his Williams team-mate who made the better starts in 2019.
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Russell handed Merc tests amid Hamilton rumours
George Russell will test the W10 in Abu Dhabi next week but Toto Wolff says it is “not benchmarking” him for a future Mercedes race seat as he already knows the Brit’s ability.
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Russell pleased with ‘small victories’
George Russell says he and his team have to be pleased with “small victories” given the situation they’re in.
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Russell: I’ll miss ‘incredibly funny’ Kubica
George Russell says he will miss his “incredibly funny” and “knowledgeable” team-mate Robert Kubica.
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Russell concedes first point ‘wasn’t meant to be’
The only driver yet to score a point this season, George Russell missed out on 10th place at the Brazilian Grand Prix by a mere 1.7s.
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Kubica didn’t ‘miss a lot’ with US DNF
Robert Kubica says his United States was “worse than bad”, so much so that he doesn’t feel as if he missed out on anything by his early retirement.
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‘As long as the new cars give us better racing…’
Although the 2021 cars will be slower than this year’s, Max Verstappen says he can live with that as long as the new designs mean better racing.
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Russell: I spent all of my race stuck behind Robert
George Russell has lamented a “pretty frustrating” race day in Mexico as he found himself “stuck behind” team-mate Robert Kubica for a long time.
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Albon not worried for Russell’s F1 future
Alexander Albon has admitted that he “teases” fellow rookie George Russell over the latter’s lack of points, but is not worried for him about his F1 future.