George Russell will "light things up" in a competitive car

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19:16, 21 Dec 2019

byAdam Newton

Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams says that George Russell will light up the F1 grid when he gets his hands on a competitive car. Russell was the only driver not to score a point in 2019, but he vastly outperformed teammate Robert Kubica, showing his ability behind the wheel.

The 2018 F2 champion deservedly got his chance in F1 for the 2019 season, but it didn't go to plan as Williams were so far off the pace of anyone else on the grid.

Despite the uncompetitiveness, Russell has been a model pro in the circumstances, and Williams believe he will show exactly what he can do.

Williams told Motorsport.com: "I've been blown away by George.

"Unless you are inside this team you don't really know how hard it has been.

"George understood what he was coming into and he could see it himself, but we very clearly warned him what it was going to be like.

"And from the get go he has really behaved in a way that you could say is exemplary because it's been tough for him, not having a car that he would like to have.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

George Russell will "light things up" in a competitive car

byAdam Newton

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