Having sneaked into a Q3 for the first time with Williams in the second round of the calendar in Austria, George Russell raised the bar even further at Spa by beating a 7-time world champion on the wet track.
Since Lance Stroll boosted his FW40 precisely to second place at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix, also in wet conditions, Williams had so far not enjoyed a front row heading into Sunday’s race. George Russell, Lewis Hamilton’s future partner in Mercedes, has been commissioned to take another step in his adventure with the Grove team, And with used tires!
“To be honest, I do not know what to say», Confessed the young British driver after surpassing # 44 and succeeding in repeating the feat he already achieved in Sakhir last year aboard the FW43, this time with the team that offered him the opportunity to debut in Formula 1 in 2019.
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“I thought we were doing a good job moving into Q2 compared to yesterday, and now we are here on the front line. I think the guys have done an amazing job: I was always on the track at the right time, the car was great, I was so confident … looking forward to tomorrow, “he acknowledged still without being fully aware of what he had achieved.
“I was in a fortunate position, where I had nothing to lose. We went to Q3, something that is not unknown to us, and we had to go for it. We saved the best full engine mode for the last lap, and we said … ‘You know what? Let’s go for it, ‘”Russell continued.
Putting first on Sunday is not at all unreasonable for # 63, something that he acknowledges that he will try at all costs if he sees the gap. Incredible, absolutely incredible. It is clear that tomorrow is the important day, you have to go out and get some more points. Assault the leadership? This is the planIf I have the opportunity, I will take advantage of it, “he concluded.
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