Why Mercedes Should Sign, And What It Means For The Team's Cohesion.
Written byTimes Magazine
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- One such driver is George Russell, who will join Mercedes next year as a teammate of Louis Hamilton.
- The 23-year-old Briton has been in Formula 1 since 2019 and in all but one race, driving a car that was in or near a radiator grille.
But Russell shines almost every weekend by doing something that will make people sit up and take notice and highlight his references as a slightly more powerful future star. Everyone saw it from Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, who decided to promote Russell to pilot rivals.
Last year, before his return with Alpine this season, doubles world champion Fernando Alonso was asked which younger generation of drivers impressed him the most as he watched from the sidelines.
"George Russell surprises me every weekend," said Alonso. "The way Williams was driving. There were no mistakes. I was pleasantly surprised by his natural speed."
According to him, Russell "builds something special every weekend."
In Monaco, Russell was the last driver to swap helmets with Alonso to expand his museum collection in Oviedo, northern Spain. Alonso wrote to whoever gave Russell: "George, you are shaking. Future world champion."
The admiration is shared online. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, a go-kart driver, and friend of Russell's, said he was "very talented" and "special." Max Verstappen of Red Bull said he was "imposing."
He qualified for last year's Tuscan Grand Prix when he rode his fastest qualifying lap, despite actually veering off the road at 173 km/h, exiting Savely's left turn and running faster, flatter.. follow. This astonishing audacity holds the record still intact - for more than two and a half seasons, the form has never been qualified by a Williams teammate.
On average, Williams is the ninth fastest car in a single lap this season. However, Russell has placed him in the top 10 three times in 12 races, and his average position on the net is 12.
Russell was so good at qualifying that he earned a nickname that reflects him - "Mr. Saturday." He shone in qualifying almost to the race, but his superb form was far from wet at last month's Belgian Grand Prix.
Russell put Williams at the forefront of what will go down in history as one of the most memorable tours ever. In this way, he qualified Hamilton, who had put on some of his most glamorous looks on the wet track, at Mercedes. Think for a moment about what was said about the level Russell was working on.
Russell's isn't just for touring. First, there was the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix this year as Russell battled his Hamilton teammate, Valteri Botas, for ninth place in wet conditions before the two split up while Russell attempted a cross.
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