George Russell ‘not comfortable’ with Mercedes W14: ‘I almost feel like I am going to crash…’
Russell has endured a scrappy Belgian Grand Prix weekend as he’s been out-qualified by teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton.
The former Wi♍lliams driver ruined Hamilton’s final lap in the shootout after locking up at La Source, costing the seven-time world champion a potential pole position for the sprint.
Despite his struggles in qualifying, Russe✱ll has fared well in the races, recovering from 18th on the grid in Hungary to finish sixth.
He enjoyed a late charge in the sprint race, finishing eighth after passing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon.
Despite his tidy comeback, Russell l✱abelled it as a “difficult weekend” before explaining why he’s been struggling recently.
“💫It’s been a difficult weekend for us,” he said. “I feel like my mojo is back, a 𒐪little bit.
“I’ve not been comfortable whatsoever. I’m not sure what’s going on. I almost feel like I’m going to crash whenever I push the car. Qualifying has always been one of my strengths, I’ve always been super comfortable in quali. Now? It’s my biggest weak🍎ness of the past two races.
"We started P18 last weekend on a track where you can’t overtake and finished P6. Tomorrow we start P8 and have a better race car than quali. It’s the turning phase. It’s not𒆙 helped by having a lot of bouncing this weekend. As I’m turning, the car is hopping around and I feel like, if I push harder, I’ll end up in tꦰhe wall. I pushed in quali and, every time I did, I went off the track.”
Reflecti🅰ng on the sprint itself, he added: “In a six-lap race we overtook four cars, we were the quickest on track after Max. Relatively satisfied.
“It was my choice to pit one ♑lap after the restart which ultimately was the incorrect decision. 🅷I lost two or three positions.
“By staying 💦out twꦏo more laps we’d have been maybe three positions higher.”
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