Russell: “Error in Q1? I’ve never had a lockup there. I lack speed in a straight line compared to the other Mercedes”

Tomorrow on the second row George Russell qualified in fourth position for tomorrow’s British GP. An overall disappointing result considering that his teammate and rival in the title race Andrea Kimi Antonelli took pole position and that the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton also did better than him; paradoxically, however, Russell’s Saturday could have been much worse, given that the Englishman ended up in the gravel during Q1 and risked ending his day there, before being able to restart. Lockup and more “The going off the track in Q1? It was something strange – explained Russell to the microphones of Sky Sport F1 – I had a lockup and I had never locked the tires at that point in 12 years of racing; this is the strange thing. But I had good sensations in Q2 and Q3. However, throughout the weekend I struggled to find speed on the straight. We thought we had understood the problem this morning, but instead that wasn’t the problem. also presented in qualifying and, if you look, my speed is much lower than the other Mercedes-powered cars and I think this has made life a little complicated for us. To win tomorrow? I honestly don’t think so, also given the problem we have with straightline speed. Yes, I think so.

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2026-07-04 17:14:00