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Williams still slowest but can be in the mix – Russell

by Phillip Horton
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George Russell has conceded that Williams still expects to be the slowest team in Formula 1 this season, but is confident that it can haul itself into the mix more regularly.

Williams regressed through 2018 and last year firmly slumped to the foot of the pecking order, qualifying a second adrift of its nearest opponent on a consistent basis.

Russell classified 10th overall during the second test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with his best time of 1:16.871 just 0.030s down on Sebastian Vettel’s best effort.

The Briton is nonetheless braced for Williams to still be the slowest constructor at the start of the 2020 campaign.

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“I doubt we’re in a better position,” said Russell upon the conclusion of pre-season testing.

“I think realistically we are still the slowest car, and we’re not going to get carried away with ourselves, but we’ve definitely reduced the gap.

“That’s sort of all we could have hoped for over the winter, and we’ll go to Melbourne and see.

“Don’t expect to see us in Q2, Q3 sort of thing. We’ve definitely improved, but expectations are all under control.”

Russell added that the improvements he feels Williams has made should at least vault the team into contention, if rivals fail to hit their marks.

“Last year when we outperformed our car, we were still qualifying 19th and finishing 19th,” he said.

“I hope this year when people slip up and we perform well, that’s when we can take up the opportunities.

“We should be racing, but expectations are under control. Doing it in Barcelona winter testing is one thing, but going to Melbourne will be a completely different story.”

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