Marko Hanželic
George Russell, most vocal among all by tens of thousands of British fans, took his best qualifiers for the team on Friday Williams. While the other racers had already made their first attempt and were moving towards the pits, it was Williams driver in Q3 with loud support from the stands drove his the only fast lap.
The fact that it is 23-year-old even managed to get there Q3, testifies to his exceptional talent. For comparison - his teammate Nicholas latifi he said goodbye after the first part of the qualifications. Also in Austria Russell 's ranking in the last part of the qualifiers was a big surprise, but eighth place in Silverston it is, so to speak, a sensation.
"It's amazing that we were able to show our best qualifiers this year at Silverstone before the fans. This is my home audience and I have to admit that it is a very exciting feeling for me. I saw them cheering in every round, ” je Russell with a smile on his face said after the qualifiers: "We did not have this opportunity last year, so without words. It's such a wonderful feeling that I really want to experience it many more times. ”
An outstanding performance followed the first free practice where The British it didn't work out, as he even finished in last place: "After training, I was completely lost, I didn't have confidence," he said Russell. After that, the team was faced with an important decision: “Are we trying to improve the car and turn it upside down. Or we stick to it and hope that the track will be faster for us, ” explained the British racer.
Pri Williams they decided not to make major changes to the car. “We let it go and the track and tires came our way, so to speak. We got a better working window. I felt really good on the track, which allowed me to get that tenth or two extra, ” he said Russell. Especially in the second round in Q2 he says he did "Big step" forward.
