George Russell was on course to give Mercedes their best performance of the season, potentially even a victory at the Australian Grand Prix. After qualifying just 200ths of a second behind Max Verstappen, Russell swiftly overtook the Red Bull on the first lap, as he took the lead of the Grand Prix, exciting Mercedes fans
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Mercedes star George Russell has revealed how the sprint format could be made perfect “for everybody” involved with Formula 1, ahead of the upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Azerbaijan GP will, of course, host the first sprint race of the 2023 F1 season, with the opening three races having followed the traditional format. At the
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George Russell has admitted that reigning World Champion Max Verstappen “could have damaged his career” had he joined Mercedes when he was still a teenager, with Lewis Hamilton having been incredibly dominant at the time. The start of Russell’s career at the pinnacle of motorsport was certainly carried out in a traditional route for a
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George Russell has revealed that he was met with boos during a driver’s parade last season, with it being the first time he’d experienced such a reception since making the switch to Formula 1 in 2019. Booing is certainly something which isn’t heard that often in F1, with it only notably having happened to Red
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George Russell has certainly been using his time wisely since retiring from the Australian Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver still having another three weeks until he’s back in action at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The unscheduled four-week break following the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix has given all the teams a chance to
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Lewis Hamilton’s future at Mercedes, and in Formula 1, is still in the air, as he is yet to sign an extension to his contract which expires at the end of the 2023 season. Discussing his plans, both Hamilton and Mercedes seem confident that the seven-time world champion will remain at the team past this
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George Russell joined Mercedes in 2022, as the team went through one of the toughest periods in its recent history, having lost the Constructors’ title for the first time in eight years. With Mercedes struggling to adapt to the new era of regulations, finding itself off the pace of Red Bull, former Formula 1 World
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Max Verstappen is in the prime of his career, having won consecutive world championships at Red Bull. Three races in and Verstappen looks like he could be on course for the hattrick, as he took P1 in Bahrain and Australia and P2 in Saudi Arabia. Due to the reliability issues his teammate experienced in Australia,
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With the Australian Grand Prix being a tighter contest than expected, as Mercedes battled Red Bull for the lead in the opening stages, George Russell accused Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez of sandbagging to hide their car’s true performance. With Red Bull having taken all three victories of the season so far, some on the
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A debate has broken out in Formula 1 over whether practice sessions should remain, be reformed or be removed entirely. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has been clear that he is a “supporter of the cancellation of free practice sessions,” saying they are “of great use to the engineers but that the public doesn’t like
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