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After qualifying in P18 for the Hungarian Grand Prix, George Russell says he was “trying to respect the ‘gentleman’s agreement’”, but he “got overtaken by other cars”.
George Russell did not have a good time at Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, and he got knocked out in Q1, and ultimately qualified in P18.
After the session he said the main issue was bad timing on the track.
“The whole session, we were on track at the wrong time, the wrong point and taking way too much risk as a team,” the Briton said.
“The other car was so quick, we didn’t need to fuel for one lap and go right at the end in loads of traffic.
“I was trying to respect the ‘gentleman’s agreement’, got overtaken by other cars, most notably Pierre [Gasly].
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“I was three-tenths down before I started and the lap was gone. I’m not going to blame any of the drivers as we are all fighting for ourselves.
“As a team, we should have done a better job.”
Asked about the ‘gentleman’s agreement’, Russell added:
“It was ever really there and in all honesty, I probably would have done the same if I was in their shoes.
“You’ve got to fight for yourself, it is a big four-and-a-half kilometre long track, and we’re in the space of 1km with 10 cars, so we just need to look in the mirrors,” Russell concluded.
