Russell: “The end of the tunnel is still far away”

George Russell can only see the gap between Williams from the rest of the competition. After concluding his first Grand Prix two laps behind the winner in Melbourne (Australia), the rookie took stock of the situation of the Grove team by approaching the second meeting of the year on the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain.

“The main thing is aero and downforce. Things were a bit rushed and the quality didn't reach the usual standards, recognized the reigning champion of the F2. Our package is probably better than what we showed. We can't take off in the standings, but we can certainly gain a handful of tenths. »

“There is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel, but the end of the tunnel is still far away. The team explained last year that they were on a long-term project and we are not going to resolve this quickly.", said the rookie.

George Russell was also able to get a clearer idea of ​​his new status on the music scene. F1.

“There’s a lot more responsibility now on the technical side. In F2, you basically just go as fast as possible because the tests are reduced. Here we have a lot of time to prepare and the room for improvement is immense. The work off the track is much more important. This is particularly why our missed tests during winter testing were so penalizing. In the end, it's the driving that's the easiest part of F1."he said.