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Ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, George Russell says “there’s no reason why we can’t fight” Red Bull “as the season hots up”.
At the Bahrain Grand Prix Thursday press conference, George Russell was asked what he needs to “feel from the car” to be able to “bridge that gap” to Red Bull.
“Naturally, everybody’s always looking for more downforce,” Russell said.
“And I think the tricky thing with these new regulations of cars… is trying to get the car as low as possible and gaining that downforce, probably being a little bit more efficient in the straight line.
“Red Bull have been very strong generally speaking in their drag. I think we may have made a small step improvement this weekend so I hope that is reflected in the speed traps and that’s almost a bit of free lap time.
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“But you know, I think we need to trust in our process. Mercedes have built a World Championship-winning car for eight seasons in a row.
“We’ve still fundamentally got all of the same guys there and they haven’t just forgotten how to build a fast race car.
“I think we were obviously on the backfoot following the challenges of the W 13 but I absolutely believe as the season progresses, we’re definitely going to close that gap.
“And there’s no reason why we can’t fight as the season hots up,” the Briton concluded.
