We need to find a bit more magic in qualifying George Russell confident of winning a race this season after strong result at Dutch GP
We need to find a bit more magic in qualifying - George Russell confident of winning a race this season after strong result at Dutch GP × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix News
George is STILL yet to finish a race outside the top five in 2022! 3723154Another week. And this time he's on the podium. George is STILL yet to finish a race outside the top five in 2022! https://t.co/EQgHw7Gq6m "There's no doubt we've got the race pace to be able to win," said Russell. "Absolutely sure of that. And had we been starting P2/3/4 we probably could have won the race today. And, ultimately it’s going to come down to our qualifying performance on a Saturday." He added that the team need to qualify in the front races to give themselves a better chance of winning, as Mercedes don't have the fastest car in the grid. "If we continue to qualify P6 and P8 as we have done in the last two race weekends, we're going to really struggle to win a race. But we need to find a bit more magic in qualifying as we showed in Budapest." About the upswing in the team's fortunes, Russell said that the result in Zandvoort was expected, as the layout was similar to the Hungaroring, where he scored his first ever pole. He said: "I think there's no surprises there because these are two very similar circuits: high downforce; a lot of medium speed corners. And that's where the car really comes into its own. So, you know, we go into some very different circuits in the upcoming races." He continued: "But globally, we're bringing a lot of performance to the car. And, as I said, I think we have a car that's capable of fighting victory; we just need to be able to start a little bit higher up the order."
We need to find a bit more magic in qualifying - George Russell confident of winning a race this season after strong result at Dutch GP
By Charanjot Singh Modified 06 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share George Russell feels Mercedes need to find a few extra tenths in qualifying. George Russell reckons Mercedes are close to winning a race this season but will need to find better qualifying pace. The Mercedes driver ended the Dutch GP on Sunday in P2 in a race that showcased the German team's splendid race pace. If it wasn't for the Virtual Safety Car and Safety Car perio, Mercedes could have had a double podium with Russell and Lewis Hamilton. During the post-race press conference, Russell said that he's positive that the team can fight for wins now have work to do on single-lap pace, saying: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team@MercedesAMGF1Another week. And this time he's on the podium.George is STILL yet to finish a race outside the top five in 2022! 3723154Another week. And this time he's on the podium. George is STILL yet to finish a race outside the top five in 2022! https://t.co/EQgHw7Gq6m "There's no doubt we've got the race pace to be able to win," said Russell. "Absolutely sure of that. And had we been starting P2/3/4 we probably could have won the race today. And, ultimately it’s going to come down to our qualifying performance on a Saturday." He added that the team need to qualify in the front races to give themselves a better chance of winning, as Mercedes don't have the fastest car in the grid. "If we continue to qualify P6 and P8 as we have done in the last two race weekends, we're going to really struggle to win a race. But we need to find a bit more magic in qualifying as we showed in Budapest." About the upswing in the team's fortunes, Russell said that the result in Zandvoort was expected, as the layout was similar to the Hungaroring, where he scored his first ever pole. He said: "I think there's no surprises there because these are two very similar circuits: high downforce; a lot of medium speed corners. And that's where the car really comes into its own. So, you know, we go into some very different circuits in the upcoming races." He continued: "But globally, we're bringing a lot of performance to the car. And, as I said, I think we have a car that's capable of fighting victory; we just need to be able to start a little bit higher up the order."