The eyes today were all for him and George Russell did not disappoint. On his first outing as a Mercedes driver, just arrived from Williams to replace Lewis Hamilton – absent due to Covid – the British talent set the best time in both the first and second free practice sessions, showing everyone that the ‘heavy foot’ left glimpse during the two vintages in Williams is actually present. Despite the leadership of the rankings, however, Russell did not appear completely satisfied of this Friday of his. Partly due to the particularity of the external Sakhir track, with constant and annoying traffic, partly due to a not so exciting pace on the race pace.
“The track is complicated, not simple. We will all be close in qualifying – underlined to the microphones of Sky Sport F1 – in the race then it will be a carnage. It will be two complicated days “. More positive than the impact with the track was the one with the Mercedes team: “I felt good, I work with the best – explained the former F2 champion – I’m learning all I can, in the car and out. I had good times today but I don’t think they were a true representation of the situation. The PL2s were not good for me, especially with a lot of fuel. There will be a lot of work to do. I have to feel more comfortable with the car, make some adjustments, improve the set-up and I think tomorrow will be a different story “ concluded Russell.
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