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George Russell talks about how he spent the winter break and what he expects to achieve in his first season with the Mercedes F1 Team.
In his first interview as a Mercedes driver George Russell talked about how he spent his winter break.
“So far it’s been a great winter,” the Briton said.
“I spent nine days in Lanzarote for my training camp, which is something I’ve done on a yearly basis, which is a great way to start the season.
“I’ve spent plenty of days in the factory with the engineers, going through a lot of presentations on what the car looks like.
“But obviously, most importantly [I’ve been] on the simulator, getting to grips with the new car, understanding the limitations, and trying to direct the development and where we need to improve.
“I think that’s been also a really exciting part for me with this new opportunity, with the new regulations, to try and get on top of that as fast as possible.”
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And as for his goals for 2022, he said:
“My hope for 2022 is to really get the maximum for myself and the team around me. I think it’s going to be such an interesting year of development. And I think that’s truly where all the performance is going to be this year.
“But in terms of a result, I truly don’t believe you can put a value or target on that, because nobody knows where they’re going to be when they reach the first race.
“You have to have your micro targets on where am I going to improve on myself? Where am I going to improve on the car?
“And if you do every single aspect correctly you give yourself the best chance of reaching the obvious goal,” Russell concluded.
