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George Russell, who drove a Mercedes in a Grand Prix for the first time on Friday, had the best times in both sessions of the Sakhir Grand Prix, but did not give it much thought. In particular, at the end of the second training session, the Briton recalled that Valtteri Bottas was able to drive the lap faster, but this result was canceled almost immediately for violating the track limits.
“I think Valtteri saved about five hundredths off the track, but his lap was two tenths faster than mine,” the Briton told reporters in the paddock. – So, with a minimum of fuel, I’m fifteen hundredths behind. On a heavy machine, also in my second practice, not everything went very well, I ran into certain problems. But the situation is gradually improving, and I think that tomorrow everything will be different. “
Russell also said that he still feels some discomfort in the fairly tight cabin of the W11 car, but he doesn’t see this as a big problem: “To be honest, I’m pretty bruised, I have a lot of bruises. But we already know what and how to change for greater comfort. Now this is not the most important question, but by Sunday the job will be done. “
Meanwhile, Bottas became one of the drivers who damaged the underside of the car on the sidewalk at the eighth turn of the Bahrain International Circuit; according to the Finnish driver, at that moment a rather large fragment fell from a key part of the car.
“It happened during the first set of laps, so I went through the rest of training without much use,” admitted the Finn. – In the second session, everything was much better, except for my canceled lap and the fact that Red Bull cars with medium tires look very strong. But on the other hand, my pace in the long series of circles was very stable. “
