Things are not going as smoothly at Williams as hoped, but they are getting better. The results, excluding George Russell, are still not great though. Nicholas Latifi is usually in the back of the field with the two Haas cars.
Russell, however, especially in qualifying, knows how to get everything out of the car. During the race this hasn't translated into points for the young Brit so far and his team. Team boss Jost Capito explains that the disappointment was big, but that is only a good thing. He says this to Motorsport.com.
"The team is very disappointed. But I am very happy that everyone is so disappointed. Because four weeks ago everyone would have celebrated an eleventh place as a victory. That we finished twelfth in France, everyone thought was fantastic. That we are disappointed with eleventh place now shows how much fire is in the team and how enthusiastic everyone is. People want more." He believes this is an important development within the team.
"People are no longer satisfied with a result that doesn't bring points. This is very important because it means the team will keep pushing and try harder next time."
Secretly satisfied with triple header course
Russell certainly had a good time during qualifying in Austria and France. During the races he had a lot of bad luck, so he missed out on points.
"I think if anyone had shouted prior to the triple-header that we would achieve all this in these three races, everyone would have called us crazy and would have shouted that this was never going to happen. But now we are even disappointed with eleventh place! It shows that we are moving in the right direction with the team."
In a week and a half, Williams will have another chance at Silverstone with Russell (or Latifi) collecting points for the first time this season.
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After all, Williams is already using Mercedes engines.
Why dont they do what Racing Point did in 2020 and buy over as many of the available legal parts that can be bought so that they can have a more competitive car.
At present, the Williams are still super slow.
It just 'looks' reasonable quick because of the talents and speed of George being able to qualify the car consistently in Q2, but realistically, it is still about the slowest car in the field.
Definitely slower than AR and possibly even the Haas, just that their two rookie drivers are just plain slow!
Imagine of they had the Ferrari PU. It's so laughable when someone speaks about progress compared to 2020.
"But I am very happy that everyone is so disappointed..."
Are you paying their salaries? (disappointing does not win races)
chance at Silverstone with Russell (or Latifi) collecting points for the first time this season.... you are very kind to Latifi.... is it the bag he brings or you are just a good inclusive boss... haha