Russell Identifies Reasons Behind Failing To Get Out Of SQ2 In China

"It wasn't easy at all. That last basically one lap in Q2, we tried sending it as early as we could, and then obviously got stuck behind – 12 cars were ahead of us just sat in the pit lane, so [I] lost the tire temperature."

"It was close, one more tenth and you're four or five positions higher. Obviously just a shame to be on the bottom end of that, but it's Sprint Qualifying and [we've] got a chance to recover in the Sprint race."

"I wouldn't say it sunk, just a little bit frustrated after the first lap. It was so close getting into Q3, and just challenging conditions. Obviously the rain [is] falling down now, who knows what could have happened in Q3."

"As I said, you've got the Sprint race tomorrow, you can recover some positions, and then [we've] got another chance in qualifying tomorrow afternoon."