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Russell expects to be ‘in the fight' next season

2019 proved to be a dismal campaign for Williams, but George Russell expects to be 'in the fight' with the midfield next season. In his first year of F1 Russell was able to whitewash team-mate Robert Kubica 21-0 in the qualifying battle, but the team's late arrival to pre-season testing and subsequent lack of pace left the pair squabbling over P19 and 20. Russell will remain with the team for 2020 and will be partnered by rookie Nicholas Latifi, and the British driver wants to be 'in the fight' next season, as well as regularly challenging for 'Q2'. “I’d say success [next year] would be fighting in the midfield,” he told MotorsportWeek.com. “Realistically that’s the most we could...
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