Russell: I regret we haven't tried enough different things

Williams have struggled with a woeful packaged dumped on them by Paddy Lowe who absconded the team after producing two of the worst cars in the team's illustrious history but are the team doing enough for a revival or at least closing the massive gap to their rivals.

Speaking during ahead of the summer break Russell told reporters, "I'm not convinced but I think we just need to be more dynamic to the situation and have less preconceived thoughts of how we need to approach something - and try more across the weekend.

"We haven't really tried enough different things, purely on the tyres, that we should have and that's something I regret slightly."

Russell was stellar in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix and ran relatively strongly in the race to finish 16th, "I think we made a huge step, especially single lap. From start to finish I felt we were ahead of Stroll in every session.

"At the start on Friday, I felt we were there only through their errors. But it turned out to be reality. So we need to keep going like that but we definitely need to make a step in the race. In qualifying it was a mixture of things.

"More downforce, and a lot more mechanical grip from the tyres. We really nailed the tyres. In the race you can tell there is more downforce but still not enough.

"Formula 1 in the current state with these tyres is a very complex thing and when you only get two opportunities at it in Q1, when the track evolution is changing so much and the weather's changing, you've got to adapt so much to a situation.

"It's a bit of a shame in some aspects because it's such an overhaul and a factor for everyone on the grid. There's way too much work and resource put into these tyres, but from my side we just focus on my side of the garage and get the most out of my car," explained the Formula 2 champion.

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