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George Russell reacts to Max Verstappen saying he has “the potential to be a World Champion”.
In a recent interview with The Daily Mail, Max Verstappen said he thinks George Russell has “the potential to be a World Champion”.
“I raced against George a bit in karting, though he’s a year younger,” the Dutch driver said.
“You could see straight away he was good. It came naturally to him, he didn’t need a lot of laps to be quick.
“He has the potential to be a World Champion,” Verstappen concluded.
In an interview with Square Mile, Russell was asked to give his comments on such praise.
“Yeah, I mean obviously it’s always nice to hear positive things being spoken about you,” George said.
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“But as I said before, there’s probably a handful of drivers on the grid right now who are all world champion worthy, some of which are already world champions, some of which haven’t won world championships yet and would definitely win a world championship if they were in the right car at the right time.
“As to what I can do to give myself the best chance, it’s just about continuing to work and keep on pushing, never giving up and ultimately making sure that I’m ready to fight when you’ve got that machine beneath you that’s capable of winning.
“I hope that comes sooner than later, but I believe I’ve got a good 15 years left in me and I’ve got to keep on working on my fitness, keep on working on my race craft, keep on working on how I work with my team to make sure that if my opportunity is tomorrow, I’m ready tomorrow.
“If my opportunity is in three, four, five, or even ten years, so be it,” Russell concluded.
