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Russell Seeking Downforce Increases to Improve Williams’ Competitiveness

George Russell was pleased with his performance during his first Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday as the Mercedes-Benz protégé finished sixteenth for Williams Racing. On his first competitive visit to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the 2017 GP3 Series and 2018 FIA Formula 2 champion felt he made the most out of the package given to him by Williams this weekend, although they were still the slowest team on outright pace throughout. Russell did finish ahead of Haas F1 Team’s Kevin Magnussen, but what the Briton wants going forward is some more downforce for his FW42 in order to bring the team closer to their midfield rivals and closer to the top ten, something the team have failed to be in...
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