George Russell believes Williams can take solace from missing the majority of the opening Formula 1 pre-season test by looking back four years when Force India suffered a similar fate before recovering to have its strongest season. The F1 rookie completed 17 laps to add to his 23 laps from Wednesday during the Williams FW42’s test debut, with the team completing the lowest overall team total of just 88 laps, after missing the opening two-and-a-half days of testing following delays to building and producing its 2019 car. While Claire Williams called it an “embarrassment”, Russell is urging a sense of optimism ahead of the second four-day pre-season test taking place at Circuit de...
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