Mercedes trailed Red Bull by almost seven-tenths in AbuDhabiGP qualifying, George Russell saying the W13 is 'just not efficient enough' at Yas Marina. F1
Russell capped off a spell of strong form from Mercedes by winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in impressive fashion last time out, that coming the day after he had claimed victory in the sprint.with Lewis Hamilton and Russell almost seven tenths of a second adrift of the pole-sitter.But while Mercedes’ pace fell below Russell’s expectations, he believes a podium finish is still possible, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set to start P3 having gone four tenths faster than Russell in Q3.
“I think the result was a fair representation of where our car is,” Russell told reporters. “The pace, though, was maybe slightly slower than we would have liked or would have hoped for.Asked whether it is just the straights where Mercedes are suffering from being too draggy, Russell said truthfully the W13 is “just not efficient enough” at tracks like Yas Marina, which features slow, medium and fast corners along with the straights.
So, looking ahead to the last race of the season, while Russell does not see a way of beating Verstappen for pace, he believes Mercedes’ tendency to improve on a Sunday will make them a threat toAsked if Red Bull are out of reach, Russell replied: “I think Max definitely is. Our pace didn’t look too dissimilar to Ferrari on Friday, but our qualy run pace was a little bit closer than we showed today.
“So maybe they have improved a little bit more than we have, but we always know we manage to find a bit extra compared to the rest of the field on Sundays.”
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