‘One of the hardest races’ for Russell and Williams

George Russell’s hopes of converting his best qualifying for Williams into points were dashed as windy conditions exposed the aero-sensitive nature of the FW43B. Russell qualified 11th on Saturday, missing Q3 by just 0.057 seconds, and talked up his chances of points in the race thanks to Williams’s straightline speed strength (he’d been second fastest at the qualifying speed trap). But it proved to be a disastrous race, as windy conditions made the peaky FW43B very hard to drive. Russell retained 11th early on, only to be swallowed up on the restart after the safety car, losing three positions on one lap. That set the tone for the rest of Russell’s race: he slumped to 16th at the chequered flag, one lap down. “It was probably the most difficult race we’ve had since…

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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 06/05/21

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