Russell looked on course to advance in Q3 until he suffered oversteer on the final corner, throwing him off the track and ruining his final lap in the process.
The Briton has been in top form since the summer break, especially in changeable conditions, qualifying on the front row in Belgium and third on the grid at the last start in Russia.
“The lap was amazing, to be honest, I was a second lap on my previous lap,” said Russell. “It would probably only have been in the top 5, half a second, six tenths of a second within Q3 and would have just lost it. At that moment I was really trying to push the limits and there were just too many mistakes on my part. “
Russell believes that without his mistake, he would have qualified into Turkey’s top 7.
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“It’s human error,” added Russell. “At the end of the day, I’m the one in the car and just pushed it too hard. The conditions are certainly not easy, but it was the same for everyone. In such conditions, I expect more of myself. I usually enjoy and take the opportunity.
“We definitely didn’t have the car this weekend to be in the top 10, but in this qualifying with the difficult conditions we could have been in the top 7 without any problems tomorrow. I’m pretty disappointed. “
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The Mercedes driver is not sure whether the race on Sunday will be a one-stop or two-stop strategy as the teams faced tire damage in Friday practice.
“I’m not sure we have to face the situation dynamically,” he said. “Nobody knows whether it will be a one-stop, two-stop or whether the soft or hard tires will hold up. It’s going to be a tricky race. “
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