Tags: George Russell
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Russell would answer Mercedes’ call
George Russell may be a Williams man for the next two years but he says he would definitely “consider it” if Mercedes made an approach.
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Russell hopes to truly be in 2020 fight
George Russell says Williams’ rate of development gives him hope of being in the midfield battle this year, if nobody else improves.
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Coulthard: Williams not blocking Russell’s F1 progress
David Coulthard feels George Russell’s “strong talent” and Mercedes ties ensure that the future is bright for the 21-year-old.
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Russell opens up on relationship with Mercedes
Mercedes junior George Russell has given an insight into what it is like working for the Silver Arrows as he continues on his Formula 1 journey.
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Williams ‘blown away’ by Russell’s performances
Claire Williams says that she and her team have been “blown away” by George Russell in his first season on the grid.
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PlanetF1 ranks the rookies of 2019
The 2019 season presented us with three rookie drivers, and one almost rookie, and it’s safe to say the standard they brought was high.
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Latifi: Russell will be a good benchmark
Nicholas Latifi says he is eager to pit himself against George Russell, who whitewashed Robert Kubica in this year’s qualifying.
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Russell: Career on ‘exact same course’ as Leclerc’s
George Russell and Charles Leclerc enjoyed the same junior success, and Russell believes they are still on the “exact same course”.
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Russell expects to be ‘in the fight’ next season
2019 proved to be a dismal campaign for Williams, but George Russell expects to be “in the fight” with the midfield next season.
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‘Russell can be a truly exceptional F1 driver’
George Russell, already in the frame for a Mercedes race seat in the years to come, could be a “truly exceptional F1 driver” according to Dave Robson.
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Russell highlights one area he needs to improve
Although George Russell trounced Robert Kubica in both qualifying and grands prix, the Brit concedes it was his Williams team-mate who made the better starts in 2019.
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Russell handed Merc tests amid Hamilton rumours
George Russell will test the W10 in Abu Dhabi next week but Toto Wolff says it is “not benchmarking” him for a future Mercedes race seat as he already knows the Brit’s ability.
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Russell pleased with ‘small victories’
George Russell says he and his team have to be pleased with “small victories” given the situation they’re in.
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Russell: I’ll miss ‘incredibly funny’ Kubica
George Russell says he will miss his “incredibly funny” and “knowledgeable” team-mate Robert Kubica.
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Russell concedes first point ‘wasn’t meant to be’
The only driver yet to score a point this season, George Russell missed out on 10th place at the Brazilian Grand Prix by a mere 1.7s.
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Kubica didn’t ‘miss a lot’ with US DNF
Robert Kubica says his United States was “worse than bad”, so much so that he doesn’t feel as if he missed out on anything by his early retirement.
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‘As long as the new cars give us better racing…’
Although the 2021 cars will be slower than this year’s, Max Verstappen says he can live with that as long as the new designs mean better racing.
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Russell: I spent all of my race stuck behind Robert
George Russell has lamented a “pretty frustrating” race day in Mexico as he found himself “stuck behind” team-mate Robert Kubica for a long time.
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Albon not worried for Russell’s F1 future
Alexander Albon has admitted that he “teases” fellow rookie George Russell over the latter’s lack of points, but is not worried for him about his F1 future.
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Russell on the upside of racing ‘under the radar’
George Russell may be spending his first season in F1 lapping at the back of the field but the Williams rookie reckons there is an upside to racing “under the radar”.
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Russell ‘annoyed’ with second consecutive retirement
George Russell has spoken of his annoyance at being forced to retire for the second race in a row.
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Russell: Williams got me into a ‘mess’
George Russell was frustrated with Williams for sending him out in traffic again during Q1 in Russia, but admits it wasn’t as costly this time.
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Russell: What happened on track, stays on track
George Russell is adamant he has no “hard feelings” towards Romain Grosjean despite the Frenchman playing a pivotal role in his very first DNF in Formula 1.
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Russell wants ‘fastest’ possible team-mate
With his 2020 team-mate yet to be decided, George Russell says he wants the fastest driver that Williams can find as he looks to take on the best in F1.
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Russell fully blames Grosjean for Singapore crash
George Russell insists Romain Grosjean is to blame for their crash in Singapore, adding that it was a “shame” that only his race was ruined.
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‘Shame we were murdered on the straight’
George Russell was left to wonder about what could have been had Williams not been “murdered on the straight” at Monza.
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Russell: Williams’ pace was ‘relatively strong’
George Russell admits that Williams’ pace at the Italian Grand Prix was “relatively strong” after crossing the line P14.
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Kubica: Russell deserves competitive car
Although George Russell has missed out on a 2020 Mercedes race-seat, Robert Kubica is convinced his team-mate will one day be racing for a top F1 team.
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Kubica shoots down Russell’s ‘hate’ claims
Robert Kubica says he is “surprised” by Williams team-mate George Russell’s accusations of receiving “hate” from Polish fans.
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Russell: ‘Laughable’ that Mercedes signed me
George Russell believes it was “laughable” that Mercedes were convinced to sign him as a junior by his F3 exploits.