GPI 2017 Russian Grand Prix | Page 145

2017 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX Asked why he had good pace at the previous round in Bahrain, but it went AWOL in Russia, the teenager explained, “In Bahrain our car had a good setup and worked with the tyres but here the long straights make it very hard to go quick and compete at the front.” Simply put: the chassis is not too good at getting the tyres to work in all conditions and the Renault (TAG Heuer) power unit does not have the legs. GPI