Tags: George Russell
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Russell convinced honesty is the best policy
George Russell believes being “honest with myself” is the best way to progress as a driver and continue his rise towards the pinnacle of Formula 1.
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Russell learned ‘ruthless’ side of F1 at Mercedes
George Russell has described how being groomed by Mercedes helped to prepare him for the “ruthless” side of F1 – and avoid being “chewed up and spat out”.
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Russell: No guarantees of a Mercedes future
George Russell says he has been given no specific targets of how to secure a Mercedes seat for 2022 – and insists nothing is guaranteed about his future.
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Russell: Strong Saturdays made races look worse
George Russell thinks that Williams overachieved in qualifying rather than underachieved on race-days in 2020.
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Russell: Williams sale made Merc chance happen
George Russell has indicated his chance to deputise for Lewis Hamilton in the Sakhir Grand Prix would have been vetoed before the Williams team was sold.
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Williams ‘assume’ Russell will move on
Williams team principal Simon Roberts said he “assumes” that Mercedes junior George Russell will one day move on.
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Wolff was charmed by Russell’s PowerPoint plan
Toto Wolff has described the time George Russell convinced him he was a Mercedes driver of the future – when he walked into his office aged 15.
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Russell thought idea of racing Vettel was ‘crazy’
If George Russell had been told before the 2020 season began that Sebastian Vettel would be a regular close rival in races, he would have considered the notion “crazy”.
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Russell reflects on ‘incredibly difficult’ 2020 season
George Russell has opened up on the behind-the-scenes difficulties Formula 1 drivers faced during the 2020 season.
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Latifi wants the ‘Twitch Quartet’ abolished
Nicholas Latifi joked that he felt short-changed by being left out of Formula 1’s group of streamers the ‘Twitch Quartet’.
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Russell’s best route to Mercedes? Just be himself
George Russell believes it is a case of ‘keep calm and carry on’ with the way his career is developing as he aims to secure a permanent seat at Mercedes.
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Bottas too ‘crap’ at Sakhir GP for Russell comparison
Red Bull driver programme boss Helmut Marko said Valtteri Bottas was too “crap” at the Sakhir GP to make a true comparison to George Russell.
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Leclerc ‘would have bet’ on Russell win at Sakhir
Charles Leclerc has revealed his knowledge of George Russell’s talent from their karting days meant he “would have bet” on the Mercedes stand-in winning the Sakhir Grand Prix.
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Russell ‘proved he’s the real deal’ – Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo thinks George Russell “proved he’s the real deal” with his performance for Mercedes in the Sakhir Grand Prix.
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‘Whatever a driver wants, the Mercedes car gives’
George Russell says that a driver can get everything they desire from a racing car in the Mercedes, but not the Williams.
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Russell has Mercedes-inspired updates for Williams
George Russell returned from his Mercedes experience with a few suggestions for Williams to lift them up the Formula 1 ladder.
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Russell’s Sakhir GP incident leads to rule change
The FIA have moved to update the rules surrounding tyre usage after George Russell’s unprecedented incident at the Sakhir GP.
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Russell: Williams return harder than Mercedes debut
George Russell found it more difficult reverting to the Williams for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix than making his competitive Mercedes debut a week earlier.
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‘Poor Abu Dhabi GP would end Bottas’ F1 career’
Ralf Schumacher believes Valtteri Bottas’ career is on the line and that a poor showing in the Abu Dhabi GP could end not only his time at Mercedes but also in F1.
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Brundle’s advice for Russell after Sakhir GP
Ex-F1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has urged George Russell not to let the heartache of the Sakhir GP “eat him up”.
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Abu Dhabi GP a ‘sad reality’ for Russell
From the top three in Sakhir to the bottom three in Abu Dhabi, that is the “sad reality” of F1 says George Russell.
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Marko responds to Russell/Red Bull rumour
Red Bull have denied the Sakhir Grand Prix has made any difference to their interest in signing Sergio Perez – or, for that matter, George Russell.
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Russell admits Williams return is ‘strange feeling’
George Russell said the late news that he would be back with the Williams team in Abu Dhabi was a “strange feeling”.
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‘Shame we can’t see Russell in the Mercedes again’
Williams boss Simon Roberts said it was a shame that George Russell missed out on another Mercedes drive, but welcomed him back to the team.
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Bottas will ‘try to prevent’ Mercedes driver change
With George Russell banging on Toto Wolff’s door, Valtteri Bottas is determined to “try to prevent” a driver change at Mercedes.
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Max: One day Russell will laugh about Sakhir
Max Verstappen thinks George Russell will eventually be able to look back and laugh about being robbed of a Sakhir Grand Prix victory on his Mercedes debut.
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Russell: Toto ‘headache’ was throwaway remark
George Russell has played down his ‘Toto Wolff headache’ comment by dismissing it as a “throwaway remark in the heat of the moment”.
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Mercedes explain Russell’s technical gremlins in Bahrain
Mercedes has pinpointed a misbehaving sensor as the reason for George Russell experiencing power drop-outs at the Sakhir Grand Prix.
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Mercedes respond to Instagram profile mystery
Mercedes have reacted amusingly to news that Valtteri Bottas and George Russell had removed their Formula 1 teams from their respective Instagram profiles.
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‘You almost want Bono to read you a bedtime story’
George Russell has paid tribute to the “work of art” that is the Mercedes W11 – and the team personnel behind his impressive Sakhir Grand Prix debut.