Williams’ George Russell says his pace during Formula 1 practice in Hungary was realistic, but cautioned against raising expectations for the team. Williams has spent the 2019 campaign mired to the rear of the pack though managed to provisionally pick up its first point last weekend in the wet/dry German Grand Prix. Williams has frequently been substantially off the pace in 2019 but on Friday in Hungary Russell was 17th in FP1, just two-tenths down on Antonio Giovinazzi and faster than Lance Stroll. In a rain-hit FP2 Russell again took 17th, finishing within a tenth of Stroll, and ahead of Norris. “I think so,” said Russell on whether the FW42’s pace was realistic....
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