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Russell: Readjusting to Williams' car harder than Mercedes move

George Russell says it was harder to re-adapt to Williams’ FW43 than it was to get up to speed in Mercedes’ title-winning W11. Russell, who has raced for Williams since the start of 2019, was drafted in by Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton at the Sakhir Grand Prix after the World Champion tested positive for Covid-19. Russell then returned to Williams for the season-ending round in Abu Dhabi after Hamilton tested negative and was cleared to compete at the event. It marked the first time since Mika Salo in 1999 that one driver has competed for both the World Champion team and the squad that finished last in the standings in the same year. When asked which he found more challenging –...
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