A host of regulatory changes coming into F1 are expected to disrupt the status quo on the grid. Russell knows that working together with Lewis Hamilton will be a better tactic over infighting within the team. During a media briefing, he was asked if he could match Hamilton’s pace right off the block. Russell said:
The former Williams driver went on to add:
Russell joined the Silver Arrows to replace Valtteri Bottas. The Finn was perhaps Lewis Hamilton’s most pliant teammate in recent history and poles apart from his predecessor, Nico Rosberg.
George Russell saw childhood hero Lewis Hamilton as a ‘superhero’
George Russell has confessed that as a child, he felt Lewis Hamilton ‘was a superhero’. The 24-year-old now feels ‘privileged’ to be driving for Mercedes alongside whom he calls ’the best’.
Speaking during the launch event of the Mercedes W13, the 24-year-old said:
Russell signed a mega $6.76 million contract to move to the Silver Arrows and is being touted by many as the future of the team.
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