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🚨 George speaking to Sky Sports F1🗣️"We thought it was in the driver's style of technique but we have finally concluded it's not. We have changed everything,"
"There was fourth tenths in the straights in Q3. It's frustrating. Every single lap I've come in this weekend and seeing anywhere from two tenths to four tenths to five [tenths]. In FP2 it was seven tenths. The team are working so hard to understand what it is. We saw it as early as Austria, actually. signs but we always thought there was a reason. Sprint Qualifying in Silverstone we saw three-and-a-half tenths loss, we thought we found the problem."
"So we keep going through this process of 'oh, we think it's this'. We change it. 'Oh it's not this, maybe it's the driving style'."
"I thought it was the driving style. Honestly, I came into this weekend and said on Thursday 'I think it's the driving style'. Changed the driving style and it's not the driving style. The team are working super hard to understand what it is."
"For sure[try and win]. Anything can happen but the truth is battling against my team-mate, who is such an incredible driver and doing such a great job at the moment, in the best of times is a tall order. But I feel confident head to head I can achieve it."
"But when it feels like you are battling with one had behind your back, it's a challenge. But we had the issue in Silverstone and ended up P2 on the podium so I pray, I'm going to try and endure the pain of this issue tomorrow and hope for a great result and try to find a solution for next week [in Hungary]."