George Russell wants to pull Williams off the very bottom of the constructors’ world championship next year. That is despite the fact that, at the wheel of the works Mercedes, Williams regular driver George Russell almost won the Sakhir GP. “There are better teams and worse teams, and better drivers at smaller teams and worse drivers at bigger teams,” he added. Russell explained: “Coming back to Williams was more difficult than getting used to Mercedes – they have a great car. “At Williams, sometimes there is the feeling that the car is controlling the driver, but that’s not the case at Mercedes – you’re controlling everything yourself.

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