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Until Monaco – Russell was doing well. But now it’s wide open, and he knows he has work to do to turn his season around in terms of momentum. The key is for Russell to rise above what he can control. Fortune, he would hope, would one day return.
“Yesterday was a bad day for me,” he said. “And I accept, I accept that. I have to get myself out… Yes, I don’t know, how we keep ending up in the same position. Things must improve. But I know what I can do with a clear weekend.
“I’m in a very strange state of mind because I’ve had very few moments in my career where I’ve had maybe two or three bad runs in my own personal performance. I’ve never been so unlucky.
“It didn’t happen when the car was a P7 car two years ago or a P4, P3 car last year
“Now that I’ve got the car, it feels very painful, but there’s a long way to go. I still believe in myself a lot. I still believe that we’re going to fight for race wins for the rest of the year. There’s no reason why we can’t continue next year, but now it’s difficult.”
Wolf said: “Luck swings at you, and then sometimes it doesn’t. And it’s not a question of not knowing how to drive. It’s about being under a car that you feel confident in and you can go fast. And that’s the reality.
“Formula 1 is about physics, not mysticism. You don’t learn how to drive, and you don’t become a miracle driver. I’m not at all stressed about his performance, because we know he’s one of the best.
“In Monaco, more than many other circuits, you have to be one with the car and really be in the zone. That’s why for George, once you lose that confidence, it’s very difficult to be quick here.
“George is really good at analyzing and assessing situations, and we forget, and I said to him, when was Montreal a week ago, two weeks ago? He was on pole, wasn’t he? He won the sprint race, he was leading the main grand prix, there was no discussion about the lack of speed, so it was two weeks ago.
“So, we’ve got to keep both feet on the ground, work through the data, see why it was a tough one and Miami was a tough one, but it’s not a pattern that I’ve seen in the season.
“I couldn’t wish for a better combination of two in one car, and I have no doubt that George will come back very strong.”
