Russell wants F1 to rethink how low and stiff the cars must run
George Russell will start sixth at the United States Grand Prix and says Formula 1 must rethink how low and stiff the cars are forced to run; he was 0s441 behind pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli and blamed two poor laps in Q3.

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George Russell vai largar em sexto no GP dos Estados Unidos e acredita que a Fórmula 1 precisa reconsiderar a forma como os carros são obrigados a rodar tão próximos do chão.
Max Verstappen abriu as reclamações na quinta-feira, classificando o asfalto do Circuit of the Americas de “inaceitável” e “fora de controle”. Russell concordou com o holandês e foi além depois do próprio sábado decepcionante.
“Sim, quer dizer, é realmente muito ruim”, disse ele sobre o piso. “Mas é sempre um desafio quando você é obrigado a rodar com o carro tão baixo e tão rígido. Se conseguirmos resolver isso nos circuitos, talvez precisemos pensar em como eles permitem que a gente rode em uma faixa mais sensata.”
Na quinta-feira ele havia dito que os circuitos deveriam ser repavimentados a cada dois anos, mais ou menos, observando que os carros rodam a apenas 10 mm do chão no fim de uma reta.
O presidente do COTA, Bobby Epstein, chamou o afundamento da curva 1 de “não aceitável na minha opinião”, mas disse à ESPN que “não há solução fácil”. Oscar Piastri, sétimo no grid, comparou o desnível a um salto de motocross.
Russell ficou 0s441 mais lento que Kimi Antonelli, que fez a pole, e culpou duas voltas desleixadas no Q3. Um deslize na penúltima curva, disse ele, custou todo o setor final.
“Acho que, do meu lado, foram duas voltas ruins no Q3. Simples assim, sabe?”, disse ele, acrescentando que se sentia rápido no primeiro setor, mas sofria nas curvas de baixa velocidade.
Ele também disse que a cobertura de nuvens mudou o cenário, elevando a temperatura da pista em alguns graus e tirando os pneus da janela ideal quando os carros chegavam ao terceiro setor.
Antonelli pode conquistar o título no domingo se vencer, se Russell terminar em nono ou abaixo e se Lewis Hamilton ficar em quinto ou abaixo.
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