George Russell has admitted that he’s “not satisfied” with drawing 11-11 with Lewis Hamilton in qualifying this year, as he’s desperate “to be ahead” of the seven-time World Champion. After becoming just the third teammate of Hamilton’s to finish above him in the Drivers’ Championship in 2022, Russell was very much the number two driver
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1997 Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve believes Lewis Hamilton’s fight back this year has been the reason for George Russell’s “mindset” changing, after he shot onto the Mercedes scene in 2022. After making the switch from Williams to Mercedes for the 2022 season, Russell was given the task of simply performing at his best
MoreGeorge Russell has revealed that Mercedes are looking into why himself and Lewis Hamilton were never able to produce similar pace to one another, in what was a bizarre theme for the team throughout 2023. From the outside, Russell and Hamilton drawing 11-11 in their qualifying head-to-head would suggest that the pair were equally matched
MoreGeorge Russell has admitted that 2023 was “one of the worst seasons” of his motorsport career, as he was so often unable to get the most out of the W14. This wasn’t necessarily his fault, as Lewis Hamilton also struggled with how inconsistent Mercedes’ 2023 challenger was. However, whilst Hamilton also found this year a
MoreGeorge Russell was left seemingly unhappy to have drawn 11-11 with Lewis Hamilton in their qualifying head-to-head in 2023, after being informed of the score at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Russell managed to qualify fourth at the season finale following a good session, whilst Hamilton could only salvage 11th after being eliminated in Q2.
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George Russell has expressed his support for a potential ban regarding staff and the number of races they’re allowed to work at. Russell believes that for 2024 it’s not “sustainable” to have the same team staff members attending every race, given that next season will consist of a record-breaking 24 races. The Mercedes driver shared
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Mercedes’ 2023 campaign has suffered one final massive blow, as George Russell had an accident during Tuesday’s Pirelli tyre test and young driver test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. It’s become a tradition in F1 for a tyre and young driver test to take part in Abu Dhabi after the season finale,
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George Russell admitted to having felt “left out” by ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle last Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as he hadn’t been interviewed once all season. Brundle was conducting his traditional gridwalk for Sky Sports F1 at the Yas Marina Circuit when he came across Russell towards the end
MoreGeorge Russell secured Mercedes second in the Constructors’ Championship on Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after surviving a late scare at the Yas Marina Circuit. Mercedes entered the finale just four points ahead of Ferrari; however, the Italians had Charles Leclerc starting from the front row of the grid. Russell started in fourth,
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Lewis Hamilton has successfully proved doubters wrong following the Las Vegas Grand Prix, after he once again finished ahead of team-mate George Russell. Ahead of the 2023 season, many thought that Mercedes were undergoing a power shift, following Russell’s remarkable achievement in 2022 during his maiden campaign with the Silver Arrows. 2022 saw Russell become
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