George Russell was seen looking around for Lando Norris in parc ferme after qualifying on Friday at the Qatar Grand Prix, unaware that the McLaren driver’s best lap had been deleted for exceeding track limits. Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position for Sunday’s race, provisionally ahead of Norris, George Russell and Oscar Piastri.
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George Russell has voiced his “extremely confident” belief that Mercedes will rectify their performance inconsistencies and close the gap to Red Bull as they prepare for the F1 2024 season. Mercedes is undergoing fundamental design changes to their 2024 challenger to address the issues that have plagued their W13 and W14 cars over the past
MoreGeorge Russell has admitted that he’s not expecting an apology from Max Verstappen, after the reigning World Champion called the Mercedes driver a “d***head” after the Azerbaijan sprint race. Things got heated very quickly between Russell and Verstappen back at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last April, where the duo collided on the opening lap of
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George Russell has revealed that he views Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff as both a “friend” and as his boss, considering that he was signed by the Austrian when he was 16 years old. Wolff was quick to sign Russell when he was just a teenager, in a bid to ensure that his future was
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George Russell recently backtracked on a comment he made about Max Verstappen, whilst discussing the 2021 season. It was in 2021, of course, where Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton entered the season finale in Abu Dhabi level on points, only for the championship to be decided by a poor call from ex-race director Michael Masi. Masi
MoreSome prominent Formula 1 pundits believe that George Russell’s determined quest to assert himself alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes will inevitably lead to a “changing of the guard” within the team. Since joining Mercedes in 2022 as an eager and talented youngster eager to make his mark, Russell has experienced a period of career stagnation.
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Matt Howson, a Le Mans champion and driver coach, recently shared his insights and connections with multiple drivers on the current Formula 1 grid during an episode of the On Track GP Podcast. Having coached several of these drivers as they transitioned from karting to single-seater racing, Howson has had the unique opportunity to witness
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Alex Albon believes George Russell has a better chance of winning a Drivers’ Championship than Lando Norris in the next five years, despite the Mercedes driver being in a “bit of a dip right now”. Albon, Norris and Russell recently took part in a three-way interview, which, unsurprisingly, turned comical very quickly. The trio are
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George Russell was recently mocked by friends Lando Norris and Alex Albon for being so far behind Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers’ Championship, something the King’s Lynn-born driver personally accepted. 2023 has been a very mixed season for Russell, who shocked the sport last year by becoming just the third team-mate of Hamilton’s to beat
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Former Ferrari and Williams manager, Peter Windsor, has raised questions about the dynamic between the two Mercedes teammates, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, implying that Russell’s presence in the team may not have been Hamilton’s choice. Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, had been notably vocal in expressing his appreciation for his former Mercedes teammate, Valtteri
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