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Williams missed Russell's ‘guidance' in Bahrain

William's head of vehicle performance has admitted that the team missed George Russell's guidance at the Sakhir Grand Prix. The British team didn't have Russell in their ranks for the second race as Bahrain as Mercedes called the Brit up to stand in for Lewis Hamilton. He was replaced by reserve driver Jack Aitken for race weekend, who generally impressed, going less than a tenth slower than Nicholas Latifi in qualifying. Nevertheless, Dave Robson says that the British team missed Russell, and not just for his driving, for also for his input in terms of tyres and setup. 'There's no doubt we missed George, not just because of his pace but his guidance on the car and the tyres particularly,'...
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