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George Russell wants staff ban

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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George Russell suffers fresh embarrassment

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 unhappy with ‘memes on YouTube’

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

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George Russell swears at race engineer over Lewis Hamilton question

George 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 proves his doubters wrong

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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Lewis Hamilton is running out of patience

Mercedes were left bitterly disappointed once again come the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were unable to make the most of their strong pace. The Silver Arrows can’t wait for 2023 to be over so that they can say goodbye to the W14, after Hamilton and Russell

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George Russell isn’t ‘struggling mentally’

Ex-Formula 1 driver Timo Glock is confident that George Russell isn’t “struggling mentally”, despite having endured a massively underwhelming season. After stunning the paddock in his first season for Mercedes in 2022, the ex-Williams driver has had to readjust his barings somewhat, as Lewis Hamilton has very much gotten back on top. In 2022, Russell

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Toto Wolff quashes seriousness of George Russell’s radio messages

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has stressed that he has no issues at all with George Russell’s radio messages being broadcasted during last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, as the “fundamental issue” was the car. The Silver Arrows endured an absolutely shocking weekend at Interlagos, to the point that Wolff described it as the team’s worst

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Martin Brundle’s shock George Russell prediction

Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle believes George Russell is “capable of winning” Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, 12 months on from his maiden F1 victory. At the 2022 Brazilian GP, Russell led an unexpected Mercedes 1-2 to secure his first win at the pinnacle of motorsport. The Briton is clearly a fan of Interlagos,

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