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Russell was just 26 milliseconds behind Valtteri Bottas in pole time in the time trial, so the British driver could be happy with his first qualifying for Mercedes.
Wolff revealed that working with Russell is completely different than working with Hamilton, the British driver talks much more, this can be heard on the team radios during broadcasts.
“They are such different characters,” said the team leader. “Lewis has been here for a long time and he’s a pretty easy going guy. George is much more eloquent, quite serious, one would think that he is an agent. It fit well in the seat, although it didn’t really fit in the car. ”
“It fits well, also considering that the track is new for everyone, so I am satisfied with your performance. ”
The top 4 was Russell’s goal, today’s result was not expected of him at all, according to Wolff, and they don’t want to pressure him for the race either.
“I told that if you finish in the top 4 it’s greatAnd if someone overtakes you and finishes fifth, that’s fine too. But that’s the way it is a fantastic result today. We don’t expect more than that, so now we’re a bit calmer. ”
Regarding Lewis Hamilton, Wolff said he doesn’t know exactly how Hamilton is feeling today after he was unable to participate in the time trial, but now they are waiting for him to improve and be negative for his next test.
“We gave him a lot of support and he got extra time. Very it is difficult for a racer to see another person sitting in their car. Today I didn’t ask him how he felt. If your test is negative, we wait for you in Abu Dhabi ”.
