The tension between Max Verstappen and George Russell has resurfaced following comments made by a close Verstappen ally. The feud, which began after a collision between the two drivers during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2023, has lingered as both drivers remain vocal about their rivalry. Recently, Tom Coronel, a Dutch racing driver and known
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Mercedes driver George Russell has expressed confidence in his new teammate, 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli, ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Russell described Antonelli as “such a fantastic driver” and noted his swift integration into the team, stating, “He has already integrated so well. We have both been racing from a young age and we
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Legendary F1 team boss Eddie Jordan has cast doubt on George Russell’s suitability as Mercedes’ team leader once Lewis Hamilton departs at the end of 2024. Russell is set to assume the mantle of the de facto number one driver as Hamilton makes his move to Ferrari next year. The former Williams driver notably outscored
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Comments made by George Russell last season have certainly backfired, after the Mercedes driver insisted to Channel 4 that Lewis Hamilton wouldn’t move to Ferrari. The huge news announced this week is that Hamilton will be a Ferrari driver in 2025, with 2024 being his 12th and final campaign with Mercedes. Hamilton has agreed a
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Lewis Hamilton is comfortably the most popular British driver on the Formula 1 grid and by far the most successful in the sport, but who will lead the charge for the United Kingdom when he eventually calls it quits? Whilst Hamilton is only just at the start of a new two-year contract, the 39-year-old is
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George Russell has stressed that despite colliding with Lewis Hamilton multiple times in 2023, the duo still “trust one another”, quashing any suggestions of tension between them ahead of the 2024 season. After finishing ahead of Hamilton in the 2022 Drivers’ Championship and becoming just the third teammate of the seven-time World Champion’s to have
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George Russell has pinpointed why his form turned for the better in the closing stages of 2023, after changing up his mentality after listening to Fernando Alonso. After finishing third and finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton in his maiden Mercedes season, Russell entered 2023 full of belief and expectation that he could replicate his 2022
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle is unsure which Mercedes driver would come out on top, if given a car that is capable of challenging for the title. For the last two seasons, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have been given difficult cars to tame by Mercedes, which have stood no chance in the
MoreGeorge 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
More1997 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
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