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George Russell says in testing and the first race “you have no idea how this car is going to perform”, only at round 3, 4 or 5, “you’ve got an idea or an expectation of your performance”.
At Mercedes’ 2024 car launch, George Russell admitted he can’t wait to see how good the W15 is on the track.
“To be honest, I couldn’t sleep last night because it’s this element of anticipation,” the Briton said.
“I think when you arrive to round three, four or five, you’ve got an idea or an expectation of your performance.
“When you arrive to the first test and you arrive to the first race, you have no idea how this car is going to perform.
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“You have an indication of the improvements that you’ve made, but you don’t know what your rivals achieved. Have they made a step forward? Have they made any mistakes? Are we going to leap forward? Are there going to be cars from behind who are going to make an unexpected jump?
“So, this is the time of the year when everybody is sat in anticipation.
“All you can do is look at yourself in the mirror, maximise everything you can do, keep on working, don’t worry about the rest and I’ve got faith it will come,” Russell concluded.
