George Russell has committed to Mercedes for two more years. He explained why he relishes the challenge of going up against Lewis Hamilton.
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2023 Italian Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMonza saw some drivers restricted by their cars, but others still stood out. Here are RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Italian Grand Prix.
Modify Rettifilo chicane to punish mistakes more, says Russell after penalty
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says he would like to see the Rettifilo chicane modified to help avoid drivers getting away with mistakes at the corner.
Russell improved his qualifying form by “accepting the pace of the car”
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says he has turned around his recent dip in qualifying form by accepting the limits of his car’s performance.
Hamilton and Russell expect another tough fight to reach Q3 at Monza
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Mercedes drivers are concerned they may find it difficult to make the cut for a place in the top ten on the starting grid for the Italian Grand Prix.
Hamilton’s new deal gives Russell confidence Mercedes will win again
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes driver George Russell says team mate Lewis Hamilton extending his contract is a sign the team will be stronger in the years to come.
Hamilton signs new deal to stay at Mercedes alongside Russell to 2025
2023 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton will remain at Mercedes for the next two seasons having agreed a further contract extension with the team he has driven for since 2013.
2023 Dutch Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onThe first race after the break challenged all drivers, rookies to veterans. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Dutch Grand Prix.
“Totally wrong” weather information “ruined our afternoon” – Russell
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes driver George Russell says that his team got their weather calls wrong in the Dutch Grand Prix after falling from third to last.
While Verstappen “drives away”, Norris can expect Russell to run him close
2023 Dutch Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onMax Verstappen beat Lando Norris to secure another pole position at home – and George Russell’s race pace should concern the McLaren driver.
Red Bull’s “unforeseen” 2021 triumph shows they can be caught – Russell
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell is not as pessimistic as team mate Lewis Hamilton about Mercedes’ chances of catching up to Red Bull before 2026.
Second place would be ‘huge achievement’ not ‘failure’ for Mercedes, say drivers
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell agree that securing second place in the championship would be major achievement.
2023 mid-season F1 driver rankings part 4: 8-5
2023 F1 season
Posted onThe penultimate part of RaceFans’ mid-season driver sees four drivers who were not quite enough to earn a place at the very top of the field.
Hamilton reasserts himself over Russell as Mercedes change direction with W14
2023 F1 team mate battles
Posted onGeorge Russell out-scored Lewis Hamilton last year but the seven-times champion has hit back since Mercedes abandoned its ‘zero’ sidepods.
“Missed opportunities” leave Russell ruing “a season of two halves”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Too many “missed opportunities” for Russell • Montoya: Seven drivers could win title in Red Bull • Rising Brazilian star to debut in Indy Nxt
2023 Belgian Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMixed weather meant mixed performances at Spa – but for one obvious stand-out. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Mercedes to investigate whether return of bouncing was triggered by upgrade
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes will investigate whether their increase in bouncing was caused by the new sidepods and floor designs they introduced at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Drivers urge improvements to ‘pointless’, ‘really bad” wet weather tyres
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onF1 drivers have again called for the series to make improvements to its full wet weather tyres after using them in today’s rain-hit Belgian GP sprint race.
2023 Belgian Grand Prix sprint race result
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen has won the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and Pierre Gasly.
Why Hamilton believes “poor” Mercedes communication cost him shot at pole
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Mercedes drivers said a miscommunication led to Lewis Hamilton being delayed by his team mate at the end of today’s sprint race qualifying session.