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Formula 1 managing director, motor sports and technical director Ross Brawn has no doubt that George Russell is “F1 world champion material”.
After George Russell’s amazing performance at the Sakhir Grand Prix, Ross Brawn strongly parised the young Briton in his Formula1.com column.
“George should be very positive about this weekend, despite the disappointing final result,” wrote Brawn.
“He delivered an exceptional performance in pretty challenging circumstances.
“I always thought he was a good Grand Prix driver. We’ve commented in this column before how good he has looked, but you never know if he has that last little bit of speed that marks you out as brilliant driver.
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“George demonstrated that he has got that extra little bit – and a star is born. There is now no doubt that he’s F1 world champion material.
“He didn’t make any mistakes in a challenging situation and all the problems were the team’s, not his. And he drove impeccably until he had the win taken away.
He will be very frustrated not to have won but I don’t think he should be. He’s registered on the scale now. Any doubts anyone had, will be gone.
“Clearly he’s exceptional,” concluded the Briton.
