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Bottom line: George Russell is expecting a spirited fight in midfield given the tight spots situation ahead of tomorrow’s season-closing race.
What they say
Russell, back at Williams after his stint at Mercedes, says that tight competition between midfield teams, and the high stakes that this is the last race of 2020, could provide opportunities for a backmarker team:
Since it’s the last race of the season, everyone up and down the grid gets a bit desperate.
There are some teams fighting for third place, so we might see some big lunges. Carlos is obviously going to Ferrari, so he probably won’t care if he hits the car and then you have Danny Ric, he’s obviously out, so he probably won’t care if he hits the car. Who else is going? Sergio is out so he won’t mind if he hits the car. Then it could be a good one.
With pure rhythm, we know we won’t be fighting for the top 10, we were fighting it today, in all honesty. Kimi looked very fast and Kevin. But that is usually the case, we are usually a little off on Fridays and we usually fix it on Saturday.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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