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GP3 racer George Russell has said he is pleased with how his first F1 run went. The British driver is a Mercedes youth driver and he gained a load of experience by running for 119 laps around the Hungaroring, mainly focusing on aero testing and some brake testing work.
He said overall was pleased with how his first experience in an F1 car went, after what was a fairly impressive run by the Brit, ending the day in P4 and around half a second from Valtteri Bottas at the end of the day.
"Today was incredible," enthused the 19-year-old. "I have been looking forward to this day for so long. It's every young driver's dream to drive a Formula 1 car .As soon as I got on track, I straightaway understood how much grip and downforce this car has got - it is amazing.
"48 hours ago I was driving a GP3 car around the same track, but today was totally different. Luckily for me I had done lots of simulator work with Mercedes, so I knew what to expect. The biggest difference is the power steering in the Formula 1 car, and I could feel that as soon as I got out on track."
He then went on to discuss the main differences between his GP3 car and a current F1 car, saying: "The braking potential is enormous. I was expecting the speed on the straight and the downforce in the corners, as everyone does. But I don't think anyone quite understands the braking power of this machine. In GP3 we enter into Turn 1 at about 260 or 270 km/h, braking at the 100 metre board. Today, I was going in at almost 300 km/h, braking 25 metres after what I would do in GP3."
Sam Gale
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He was very impressive, 100+ laps