George Russell finished the season in eighth place in the individual rankings, which is worse than his 2022 performance. However, the Mercedes driver himself believes that he has made progress, precisely due to the unstable results, this progress is difficult to see from the outside. judge.
George Russell: “It’s been a very strange season. During many stages we had a high pace, but we couldn’t achieve the results that I thought were deserved or possible. We definitely need to find out what this is about.
We missed a lot of opportunities in 2023, so we have reasons to regret. The season cannot be called easy. But when we managed to avoid problems and everything went smoothly, luck was usually on our side. But as soon as we were in the role of playing catch-up, luck turned away from us.
I am not one of those who believe in luck. I believe that we create the conditions for success ourselves, so you just have to get faster. And then happiness will be with us.
There are areas I need to work on this winter. The 2022 season went very smoothly and I finished in the top five more times than anyone else. In 2023 I improved – my pace was higher in qualifying and races, but at the same time we were further behind.
This is partly because the opponents have improved. At the start of the season Aston Martin was fast and in the second half of the season McLaren entered the fray.”
Source: F1 News
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