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George Russell says he is not focusing on the possibility of winning his first Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship in 2022.
This month George Russell will be making his full-time Mercedes debut, so the Briton was asked if he is already thinking about a possible world title.
“It’s not even something I’m thinking about, to be honest,” Russell said.
“I think it’s quite incredible how racing drivers’ minds work, that when you put the helmet on – doesn’t matter if you’re fighting for a win or, for me for the last few years, fighting at the back of the grid – you always get on with the exact same mindset.
“And I had the best example of that in Bahrain when I raced for Mercedes [in 2020]. For me, that was just another race.
“Whether I was out in front or starting on the front row, the approach is the same, the mindset is the same, the work you put into the event, post-event, is exactly the same.
“So, work on the process and worry about everything afterwards.”
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He was also asked if he plans to change his approach now that he is in a top team.
“The answer is nothing because the process and the routine I’ve had up until this point is what led me to get this drive in the first place.
“I’m going to sleep the same, I’m going to eat the same, I’m going to train the same, because I feel like I was doing my absolute maximum, my best, to give me the best possible shot at the Mercedes seat in the first place.
“If I feel like I could be doing more this year, I would have been doing it anyway. I think it’s important not to over-analyse, or not to change too much of a system that has been working for me.
“It may be very different for someone else but, for me, I feel like it’s working and I want to continue what I built over the past four or five years,” George concluded.
