We saw him get off his W13 at Silverstone and dart across the gravel to the rescue of Zhou, stuck between the barriers after the terrible accident at the start of the GP. An instinctive choice that the English paid with a forced withdrawal and therefore the first and inevitable placing of “Mr Consistency” out of the top 5. Despite this, Russell's first part of the season, considering the team's difficulty in equipping him with a competitive car, always ended on a positive note. By now the third established force, Mercedes knows it can count on a reliable single-seater, albeit with some balancing problems. On the eve of the weekend in Austria, George Russell expressed his doubts about the potential of W13, arguing that this could get into trouble again.
A difficult choice at Silverstone
A choice and very little time to decide. Russell's reaction after Zhou's accident highlighted the human nature of pilots who in our poor judgment should behave like computers. In the press conference pre-weekend Russell expressed himself thus to the microphones: "The team understood my choice, it was a terrible accident and my reaction was natural. Seeing the red flag and that terrifying accident it was natural to get out of the car, also because it seemed irreparable to me. Then, unfortunately, we discovered that this was not the case: there is a bit of frustration because we could have achieved a good result. "
One thing that also came out in the speech on hierarchies Ferrari and the sacrosanct choice of Sainz chasing his first victory. Russell's cost more to the Englishman who could have taken advantage of other heavy retirements and the joker of a crazy weekend, from which Hamilton obtained an excellent podium. Mercedes at Silverstone brought important updates and the leap in quality has been seen, but the Red Bull Ring is not said to be equally stimulating.
"I think that it is extremely encouraging that we were in a fight”, Hamilton said after the Silverstone Grand Prix. “We had an update and I think the race pace has definitely improved.
Red Bull's home circuit is short but fast and features uniquely smooth high-speed straights and corners. A factor that insinuates doubts and concerns about whether Mercedes can continue in the wake of its new momentum.
In Austria a difficult challenge
With a circuit different from the English one, the worries for Russell and Mercedes return to be heard: "We must not get too carried away by the result. At Silverstone we had a lot of energy and good potential. This circuit is different, it has medium speed corners and not high speed ones. However, at Silverstone we did a step in the right direction and we'll see how it goes". He will be able to return to the top 5 as early asAustria?
Declaration source: FormulaPassion
