George Russell says Mercedes’ performance in the Sao Paulo sprint race was a “tough pill to swallow” after he finished over 25 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen.
George Russell, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have been hit with a two-place grid penalty after the stewards deemed that they didn’t follow the race director’s instructions.
George Russell says his spin under the Safety Car was a result of “going over the limit” as he squandered a chance of scoring his maiden F1 points at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
George Russell has admitted missing out on a maiden Formula 1 points finish last time out at Mugello was the 'toughest' mental challenge he's faced in his racing career.
George Russell has hailed the progress his Williams F1 team has made in 2020 after being on the cusp of making it into Q3 in qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix.
The six regular Formula 1 drivers who took part in the last Virtual Grand Prix will return to action for this weekend’s Chinese Virtual Grand Prix, including debut winner Charles Leclerc for Ferrari.
Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon and George Russell join Lando Norris and Nicholas Latifi on the grid for Formula 1’s second Virtual Grand Prix, with cricket star Ben Stokes also joining the line-up.
While Robert Kubica may have left Williams at the end of a disastrous 2019 Formula 1 campaign, he’s pleased to see his former team fightback during pre-season testing despite now being a rival.
Williams suffered another problem with its Mercedes power unit on the final day of Formula 1 pre-season testing but George Russell has played down the issue having made up for lost time.
Being first out on track at the start of a new Formula 1 season might be worthless in terms of the year ahead, but it has often been a statement of intent. For Williams, it was about burying last year and sowing the seeds for a fresh start.
Claire Williams has heralded the upcoming Formula 1 season as a chance for a fresh start following its painful 2019 campaign and she remains confident Williams has learnt from its previous mistakes.
Jamie Chadwick has renewed confidence in breaking into Formula 1 having taken encouragement from seeing Nicholas Latifi progress with support from the Williams Driver Academy.
Nicholas Latifi says watching the strong seasons Lando Norris, Alexander Albon and George Russell all enjoyed in 2019 means he’s confident he can emulate them as the next rookie to reach Formula 1.
Williams is set to see both this season and the 2020 Formula 1 world championship effectively as one campaign as it joins the rest of the grid in running two separate development programmes to prepare for the 2021 shake-up.
George Russell says closing the performance gap to the rest of the Formula 1 teams while also outqualifying teammate Robert Kubica at every race are the “small victories from today” which Williams can enjoy after a tough season.
Williams has explained a wheel nut retainer issue triggered George Russell’s crash at the Russian Grand Prix, while reasoning numerous crash damages were the cause behind retiring Robert Kubica’s car during the race.
Williams has broken Formula 1 curfew rules to change Robert Kubica’s chassis overnight at the German Grand Prix after discovering damage to the Polish driver’s car “which was not repairable at the track”.
The 2019 Formula 1 season has witnessed the rise of the sport’s newest talents and it feels like a changing of the guard – but how are the young guns faring?