George Russell was surprised at how the Alfa Romeo performed during pre-season testing. The team covered 442 laps of the track, which led Russell to believe they would be better than Williams.
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While the British driver doesn’t want to speculate too much about the coming season, he was already impressed by veteran driver Kimi Raikkonen. The iceman drove the fourth fastest lap on the track during the test.
Alfa Romeo and Williams are usually at the bottom of the grid. The former scored 8 points last season while the Grove-based unit didn’t score a single point. However, if Alfa Romeo continues to perform as they do, they could fight the Williams.
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NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND: George Russell of Great Britain and Williams prepare to drive in the garage during final practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone in Northampton, England. (Photo by Mark Thompson / Getty Images)
George Russell was amazed at the performance of the Alfa Romeo team
In an interview with Crash.net quoted by PlanetF1, he said, “Kimi looked very, very fast. I have to do him credit. I need to take a closer look at the data, but I’d say they look like the most surprising team at the moment. “
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN – DECEMBER 6: Antonio Giovinazzi of Italy driving the (99) Alfa Romeo Racing C39 Ferrari on track during the Sakhir F1 Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Dan Istitene – Formula 1 / Formula 1 via Getty Images)
Russell added, “I can’t honestly tell you where we are in comparison because I had only been an hour and a half in the car and was in debriefing until literally eight-thirty, but Kimi looked very, very fast. “
Russell knows that bridging the gap will be difficult
Williams has been struggling in the back of the grid for some time, but impressive performances from Russell gave the team hope. However, the British driver still knows that there is still much to be done.
The 23-year-old said: “These conditions produced the worst in this car and we expected that beforehand, so there is still no sign that we have closed the gap.”
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Formula 1 F1 – Pre-Season Tests – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – Williams’ Nicholas Latifi in action while testing REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
“But I think there will be a big swing for us. I think you’re going to see quite a yo-yo effect for us this season. I think we will be faster at events and maybe very slow at others. And as I said, these conditions over the past three days are the worst conditions we would like to see for our race car. ” he concluded.
The Grove-based team has a talented line-up in Russell and Latifi, but can they get the most out of their new car and score some points for their team? We’ll find out soon once the season starts.
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