Within the round-up: George Russell is joyful to be fourth after nearly being knocked out of Q1.
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Fourth a “actually good restoration” – Russell
After securing fourth on the grid proper behind Mercedes crew mate Lewis Hamilton for the Singapore Grand Prix, George Russell says he’s relieved to not be beginning additional down the grid after struggling complicated grip loss within the early phases of qualifying.
“It was so unusual,” he informed the official F1 channel. “In FP3 I felt tremendous assured, automotive was feeling nice. Tyres had been feeling nice. All the things got here simply. I assumed we had been on track for a entrance row right here, had a superb quantity of margin to the remainder of the sector.
“Then I went out in Q1 and was nearly knocked out. Went out in Q2 and was nearly knocked out. Misplaced all confidence, had no grip. Then in Q3, managed to do an affordable lap. Finally a extremely good restoration, as a result of we had been on track for not being wherever close to the entrance and now right here we’re beginning on the second row.
“Would have cherished to be second, however certified second right here final yr and ended up within the wall. So not too fussed about P4.”
Colapinto “annoyed” with twelfth
Regardless of operating with out the automotive upgrades given to his crew mate Alexander Albon this weekend, Williams rookie Franco Colapinto says he isn’t joyful to have been eradicated from Q2 in twelfth, proper behind Albon.
“In fact it’s a bit irritating after ending solely three-hundredths off of Q3, in a observe that I’ve by no means been to earlier than,” he stated.
“It’s a bit irritating as a result of, I can simply return in my lap and discover some lap time and that’s why I’m not joyful. However I believe we did a superb weekend thus far. I didn’t have the upgrades that Alex [Albon] has within the automotive and I nonetheless confirmed that I might be up there and we may very well be preventing for factors, even at a observe that possibly doesn’t go well with us so nicely. So there are a lot of positives, after all, however I’m annoyed with the end result as a result of when you find yourself so, so shut, it’s disappointing.”
Magnussen ‘restricted by outdated entrance wing’
After failing to comply with Haas crew mate Nico Hulkenberg into Q3, Kevin Magnussen pointed to a distinction in automotive specification between his and his crew mate’s vehicles to elucidate the deficit
“Different individuals picked up extra tempo than I did,” he stated. “I’d in all probability reached my most with the automotive.
“There’s a couple of issues which are on our automotive, like we’re operating the outdated entrance wing. So a couple of of the problems that I’m having in a few of the corners you may observe it all the way down to the entrance wing. So I believe that’s after all, damaging for me, however constructive for the coming races.”
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