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Russell ‘quite happy' to be close to Bottas
Half a second behind Valtteri Bottas on Tuesday's Hungaroring timesheet, George Russell was 'quite happy' with his performance in the W08. Russell put in the laps for Mercedes on the opening day of the post-Hungarian Grand Prix test, covering 119 laps in the Mercedes F1 car. The GP3 title leader crossed the line with a best time of 1:19.231, which put him fourth fastest for the day. It also meant he was just half a second behind Bottas, who was testing Pirelli's experimental 2018 tyres. 'I was quite happy with my performance,' said Russell. 'I was on a similar set-up to Valtteri, with exactly the same fuel loads and I ended the day about half a second behind him. 'It's kind of what I would...
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