A Singapore to forget, for George Russell. But the British, despite the last place among the drivers who have seen the checkered flag, believes he has a lot to learn from a Grand Prix that has always seen him in the rear. Blame the replacement of the power unit, made necessary by the problems encountered yesterday, which forced the British to start from the pit lane in Singapore. However, the two Safety Cars and the numerous Virtual Safety Cars could have put Russell’s race back on track: the # 63 and Mercedes tried to take advantage of the episodes, but the choice to mount medium tires already after 21 laps – 14 laps before it was due – it was hasty and unproductive.
To definitively ruin Russell’s race there was the contact in the last laps with Mick Schumacher: “Today we took a risk with the slick tires and we could have achieved some results with the Safety Car, but then I had an accident with Mick. I don’t know what happened, we need to see it again. On the one hand I am disappointed that I did not score points this weekend, but on the other hand I am happy that the brake problems we found in the PL3 have been solved. We can look back to the next weekends with confidence“He told Mercedes channels. “We have shown how fast our car can be and I am still proud of the team because we are making good progress. After today’s race I could be mostly disappointed, but instead I leave this circuit with confidence and optimism, feelings due to the fact that we have a competitive car. It was a nice race, even if off the points: I like the difficult conditions in Singapore, but obviously we want to go much higher. We have a lot of work to do in view of Suzukabut it was good to experience the car’s potential today“.
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