“A Bit Unfortunate for Us” – George Russell Highlights Major Problems for Williams F1 in 2021 Season

As Williams prepares for the upcoming season of Formula One, their driver, George Russell, is concerned about one thing. Russell has stated it would be tough to battle Haas and Alfa Romeo because they have a Ferrari engine.

Even though his team runs on a Mercedes engine, they failed to score points in the constructor’s championship last season. Their rivals, Haas & Alfa Romeo, however, managed to score minor points even though they were powered by a lackluster Ferrari engine.

This year, this difference might be exacerbated as Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto has stated that their new engine looks promising.

George Russell thinks having a Ferrari engine is unfortunate for Williams

In an interview with F1i.com, the young British driver said, “We want to be in the same position as last year [of racing Haas and Alfa Romeo] as a bare minimum. We do appreciate and recognise that the Ferrari power train will take a big step forward.

“So that’s a bit unfortunate for us, so we’ve had to do almost double the work over the winter.”

Russell added, “But that’s the bare minimum [target], fighting and ahead of Alfa Romeo and Haas, which I think is a realistic target and fingers crossed hopefully fighting toward the mid-pack.”

The team’s journey to restore the glory

In a way, the Grove-based outfit are on a new journey this season. Even though their driver lineup is the same, the team now run under new ownership, Dorilton Capital, who took over after the Williams family was forced to exit the sport.

As they hope to climb back up from the literal bottom of the ladder, Williams have even gone for a livery that used to dominate the track and win championships.

The team will go to Bahrain to conduct pre-season testing where they will unleash the FW43B in all its glory. With an exciting lineup, they hope they can give the teams on the grid a tough time to score some much-needed points.

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