Williams Pilot George Russell was in the tail of the Peloton Formula 1 throughout his career, with the exception of one race, when he sat down in Mercedes Lewis Hamilton. This race, unfortunately, ended dramatically because of the chaos on pit feet. At the same time, he managed to fight several times with another champion - Sebastian Vettel.
In the end, Russell once again proved that he knows how to piloted very well. Although usually he struggles in the tail, he still managed to enjoy and remove lessons from the battles, which he spent in the remaining part of the season.
George Russell: "I have improved significantly as a pilot, because throughout the season we fought with Alfa Romeo, Haas and often with Vettel. I talked about it lately, and Sebastian probably a pilot with whom I fought most in This season.
When I remember Nürburgring, Mugello, Austria at the beginning of the year. Even in Abu Dhabi there were several fights. Perhaps Portimao? Perhaps Imola? In the course of the season, we often crossed on the track, and if I had told about it at the beginning of the season, I would have thought that you were crazy. "
All these battles are, of course, are important for the young and relatively inexperienced pilot. In this sense, the 2020 season brought him much more than 2019.
George Russell: "So this experience of struggle the wheel in the wheel in the Machine of Formula 1 very much - because it is different. It is very different from the formulas of the younger series, because the clamping force is really great here.
If you lose clamping force, the machine is transformed. And I was great to learn to cope with this. But, of course, you will not achieve this with a lot of experience, the car should allow it. We often turned out to be aside, and we had to fight with faster machines, which, of course, complicates the task, because they are always in defense.
I was in the attacker only once. And it was when I was in Mercedes, but it only changes your confidence as a pilot. So I realize I know that we are one of the most slow cars, and it will always be difficult, because you do not have the same level of clutch, like other teams. But the thing is in small details, you need to constantly work on improvements. "
Russell comes into his third season this year, and although Williams definitely became faster, in 2020 it was not enough to score points. Whether it will be different this year, it is still unknown, since most of the cars will partially remain the same as last year. "
