George Russell: happier, hungrier + ‘holding his own’ with Hamilton

F1: Beyond The Grid

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🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

George Russell’s first two seasons at Mercedes have certainly had their ups and downs. He’s become a Grand Prix winner and enjoyed a few bottles of champagne on the podium in that time, but the team are far away from fighting for World Championships.

George says he can see a ‘light at the end of the tunnel,’ though. He’s proven his worth to the eight-time Constructor Champions and is fully confident he’ll be ready to capitalise when their car becomes competitive again.

Speaking to Tom Clarkson, George says he’s in a much happier place now, after embracing a new attitude towards Formula 1 over the summer break.

George also talks about taking up freediving in his spare time, how invested his family are in his F1 career, why teammate Lewis Hamilton has pushed him to new levels, and much more.

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0:00.0	Sarah, where's the car? It's gone. It's not gone. It's with Fixer. Since you never got
0:04.5	Ranta servicing it, I took care of it. Fixed up. Fixed up. Fixed is great. They pick
0:08.2	up your car, drive it to the garage, handle the service, then drive it straight back
0:11.1	to you. Sounds expensive. Don't worry. They negotiate their prices with their partner
0:14.8	garages and the car pickup services included. So since that's all handled, how about you
0:18.9	take a look at that leaky tab or do you need me to fix that too? For easy car maintenance,
0:23.3	head to fixter.co.uk. We'll pick up your car and take care of all the rest. Fixed up
0:28.6	and you're back on track.
0:29.6	And in his first season for Mercedes, George Russell after winning his friend yesterday wins
0:38.5	the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on a Sunday.
0:41.0	Woo!
0:42.0	I'm a mad team! And it turns to the beginning. Woo!
0:49.4	George Russell is a Formula 1 Grand Prix winner, but he's not finished there. Now in his
0:55.0	second year at Mercedes, George is proving why he deserves the chance to fight for more
1:00.3	race victories and championships in the near future. And that's not easy when your teammate
1:07.0	is a seven time world champion in the form of Lewis Hamilton.
1:12.8	Every single weekend I go out practice, quality, race, you are directly compared to the greatest
1:19.0	driver of all time. I don't know if I've ever been pushed in my whole career like I've
1:24.3	been pushed in these last year and a half, so to see that I'm swimming and swimming well,
1:30.2	I truly believe in myself, a team believe in me. And that's been really down to the fact
1:34.2	I've been teammates with Lewis and helped my own.
1:44.4	Hello and welcome to F1 Beyond the Grid with me, Tom Clarkson.
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