Marko Hanželic
"Welcome home, George." Williams' team stuck that message on the edge of the cockpit he was in George Russell sat down on Friday. After the weekend c Mercedes na VN Sakhir the Briton has to get used to it again FW43.
“Of course, the car is something else entirely. Circle times don’t lie, that much is clear. Mercedes is the yardstick. I was lucky to be able to drive for them last weekend and now I know where we need to improve the car, ” discloses Russell.
He says he was very happy to see all his colleagues in the garage again. It wasn’t until Thursday night that it was clear he would Russell crossed back to Williams. Lewis Hamilton he did more after isolation negative tests on covid-19 and received permission to compete in training and racing.
He was at a news conference on Thursday Russell still in Mercedes T-shirts, and in the evening he replaced it with Williams clothes. "They're still right for me," he wrote on Twitter. “To be honest, it was an unusual feeling. Before Bahrain, I really wanted to drive a Mercedes these two weeks. ”
Russell considered that v To Sakhir first he learns something, and then with some more experience he appears in Abu Dhabi. "But because I did quite well in Bahrain, I thought: This was a wonderful weekend. Of course, I wanted to win and I had a good opportunity for it. ”
Still, he didn’t forget about his team at Williams: “You gave me a chance. You’ve worked so hard for me for the last two years that it’s my duty to finish the season as best I can. That's why I'm here. "
Team leader Simon Roberts is happy to have driver number 1 in the vehicle again. "I find it really nice to be back home." Russella were warmly received by the team :. "He feels good and had a fantastic weekend last weekend, even if he's a little disappointed."
It will be in the last race of the season Russell with a special helmet design also thanked Frank in Claire Williams, who sold their family business to the group in the middle of the season Dorilton Capital.
