Although he scored points ahead of Hungary on his one-off appearance for Mercedes in 2020, he had not yet hit the mark at Williams.
After a string of near misses and heartaches, Russell and Williams teammate Nicholas Latifi made the most of the carnage to give the team their first colon since 2018.
In footage released from F1’s official Twitter account, Russell was seen crying while speaking to Hungarian television channel Duna.
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– Formula 1 (@ F1) August 1st, 2021
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Thinking about Williams ending his points drought, he said, “It means more than just scoring our first points. It’s been three years of hard work, dedication, hard moments … hard, hard moments. Personally for everyone in the team. I am emotional. It is strange. It is more than what the result shows today.
“I think… it shows that it was worth it, shows that you should never give up. We came here because when we were the last in every single race in 2019 we didn’t stop fighting. If we had stopped fighting in 2019, now in 2021, we would have a faster car, maybe we would not have been as high in our game as we are today. It shows that there is always something to learn in every situation and that you simply have to give everything every time. “
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Latifi says the chaotic opening lap, in which he went from 18th to sixth place before advancing to third in the pit stop period, “sealed” the result for Williams.
“Super happy to get into the race is definitely not what we were hoping for, but probably not what was realistic,” added Latifi. “I think the start sealed everything, just avoided the carnage, then made the right decision as soon as we drove off to restart within two corners, I thought, yes, it’s slicks, we have to pits, I mean, It’s like “Nobody else is doing it and you’re the only one giving away a good starting place, but it was clear, a lot of people pitted too, yes, I just focused on my own race.
“I mean, I know I didn’t have the pace to keep up with the guys in the front when I was P3, so I put my tires through to the end, I struggled with them and got hit pretty hard. Double points for the team, great, P8 in the championship, the best we could hope for. “
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