Claire Williams has a simple request for Russell: "More of the same"

Claire Williams would like to see "more of the same" from George Russell during the 2020 Formula 1 season. The British driver didn't pick up a single point last season but out-qualified Robert Kubica in every single event.

The Mercedes junior driver remains at Williams but will form a new partnership with Nicholas Latifi. Boss Williams says she wants to give him a car which will be capable of showing off his skills.

"George did such a good job last year. We just need more of the same George and I have no doubts [that] he'll deliver in the way he did last year. I know that George just wants to be given a race car that he can actually show some of his real talent and the onus is on us in order to do that," Williams said in an interview with Motorsport-week.

The Williams car is reported to have passed the crash tests for the coming season. Delays from this 12 months ago meant the British team turned up late to pre-season testing. As a result, they were on the backfoot before a wheel was even turned. In an earlier interview, Williams suggested she's quietly confident a lot of the problems have been ironed out.