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George Russell says it was hard for him to see his F2 colleagues Alex Albon and Lando Norris ahead of him all the time, when they joined F1.
Toto Wolff and James Vowles have revealed how Lewis Hamilton reacted when he learned that James would become the new team principal of Williams.
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that a fan ‘kept taking him out’ while he was playing Gran Turismo online, and George Russell joked it was him.
Lewis Hamilton says managing “whatever challenges” he and George Russell “come up with moving forwards” will not be a problem.
In a fun new video, Mercedes shows George Russell the team’s 2022 TikToks, to get his reaction!
George Russell says Lewis Hamilton “looks young, he’s fit, he’s in shape, he’s enjoying racing”, and adds he jokes with Lewis that “he probably saved my career”.
Lewis says becoming team-mates was “probably more of an adjustment” for George, because “he was new to the team and it was the first time we had worked together properly”.
After his first year with the team, George Russell says the demands of being a Mercedes Formula 1 driver have “definitely taken a toll” on him.
George Russell says he believes Mercedes is “definitely going to be in a much stronger position from race one next year”.
After becoming Mercedes’ reserve driver, Mick says “it is not as common to have a reserve driver that has been driving in the new era of cars”.
