Russell prepares for next year

George Russell took to the track for the first time in a Williams at the Abu Dhabi testing today.

The young Brit is taking part in practise in preparation for 2019 where he will race for Williams alongside Robert Kubica. Russell descibed the practise session as being positive as he continues to settle into his new team.

"My feeling was very positive to be honest."

"After the first two runs, I had some issues with the balance but once we sorted that I was very confident in the car." as quoted by crash.net

"I had a good feeling to keep on pushing forward and explore the limit and I think as a driver that's really important to have that confidence in the car."

As the youngster has had little experience driving Formual 1 cars he believes that "Robert will have more feedback when he jumps in the car."

"It's difficult to judge because obviously every Formula 1 car is different and I've only experienced 2018 tyres."

Kubica took over from Russell in the afternoon as both drivers aim to get the most out of the cars that they will be driving.