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George Russell says he has been “really ill the last two weeks” but also “really quick”, so he’s no sure if he needs to “be ill more often”.
After qualifying in P4 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, George Russell revealed he has been battling illness for the last two weeks.
“I’ve been really ill the last two weeks and I’ve been really quick – I don’t know if I need to be ill more often,” the Briton said.
“I’ve been super comfortable in the car. I’ve had three hours sleep so I don’t know if that’s what people are missing?”
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Ultimately, despite his good result, George is a bit disappointed that the team didn’t make a big enough jump from FP3 to Quali.
“Mixed feelings right now, definitely would of taking P4 ahead of the weekend, but after this morning’s performance, we were quickest every single lap, we only improved six tenths from practice to qualifying.
“Considering it’s much colder, we had much less fuel in the car, we didn’t make the jump we should have, that was a little bit disappointing,” Russell concluded.