George Russell believes that every radio comment he makes goes “under the microscope” given that he’s now a Mercedes driver, whereas nobody “gave two damns” about what he said to his team during his three-year stint at Williams. The 24-year-old’s comments come as a result of the Briton having been criticised for how he spoke about Mick
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When George Russell signed for Mercedes ahead of the 2022 season, he no doubt would have expected to spend a season or two behind the legendary Lewis Hamilton before taking the reins. Impressively however, the 24-year-old was almost an ever present in the top five last season, despite battling with a majorly uncompetitive W13 for
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FIA steward Emmanuele Pirro has questioned FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s intent on sticking with two race directors for 2023, after admitting that the system simply “cannot work”. Several drivers hit out at the FIA last season for the inconsistency seen by race direction, with Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas having shared the role. Whilst
MoreAfter spending five seasons working with the ever-loyal wingman Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton was forced to adapt to working with a new teammate in 2022. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believed that from what he had seen of George Russell’s performances with Williams, he was finally ready to make the step up to Mercedes. In
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Mercedes driver George Russell has ruled out a potential rivalry with team-mate Lewis Hamilton due to the “impact” it would have on the Silver Arrows, with some predicting that a strong Mercedes package could cause fireworks. Russell adjusted to life brilliantly at the Germans last season, with the former Williams driver having been able to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has stressed that he would “never allow” an inter-team rivalry to affect the Brackley-based team, with many predicting that 2023 could see Lewis Hamilton versus George Russell for the championship. Should the Germans have a competitive car this year, then it would be safe to assume that Hamilton and Russell
MoreIn a season of pain and struggle for Mercedes, George Russell was still a bright spark for the team, picking up the Silver Arrows’ only win of the season in Brazil. Almost ever-present in the top five, Russell accomplished the impressive feat of outscoring his seven-time world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton in his first season
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George Russell believes he knows why he was “more comfortable” with the woeful W13 last season than team-mate Lewis Hamilton, with Russell having been used to driving challenging cars in Formula 1. Whilst Hamilton has spent the majority of his time at Mercedes driving cars that are capable of race victories, the bulk of Russell’s
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Whether Mercedes are going to be a title contender this year or not is a question that is being asked by many, with the Silver Arrows having endured their worst campaign of the hybrid era last season. Nobody could’ve predicted that the dominant Germans would fall to third in the standings, after so many years
More1978 Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti is expecting to see a three-way fight for the Constructors’ Championship this season, with the American legend believing that Mercedes “will fight back” in 2023. Andretti isn’t the only person to have tipped a Mercedes comeback this year, with many expecting the Silver Arrows to immediately bounce back
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