“George doing side quests during winter” – Fans find uncanny similarity between George Russell and Oppenheimer actor Cillian Murphy
Fans have unearthed one of George Russell's photos in black shades that makes him look just like Cillian Murphy at the Golden Globe Awards.
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George Russell (L) and Cillian Murphy (R) (via X)
Formula 1 racer George Russell has been making splashes ever since he entered the pinnacle of motorsports in 2019. The 2018 FIA F2 Champion was placed in Williams for the first three years of his career, and he made the best use of his position at the legendary team to bring some crucial points for them. And it was George’s immense potential that saw him land a seat beside his childhood idol Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. From 2022, the Norfolk native has been performing quite efficiently beside the seven-time World Champion, and he even outscored Lewis in his debut year as a Silver Arrows racer.
But George Russell is known for much more than just his driving skills amongst his fans. The racer’s high cheekbones and wavy brown hair gives an impression that he has gotten the looks to star in a Hollywood movie. And recently, the fans found an uncanny resemblance between Russell and the Irish actor Cillian Murphy. Murphy, 47, has taken the world by storm with his brilliant portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the eponymously named movie by Christopher Nolan.
As Oppenheimer has gotten huge Oscar buzz, it was no surprise seeing the movie make a clean sweep at the 81st Golden Globe Awards. Cillian Murphy himself won the Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture at the Golden Globes. He was pictured in a black suit at the high-profile event, and he looks very similar to George Russell. As the fans have drawn the conclusion that the Hollywood actor and the F1 racer have the same facial features, they have stormed social media claiming that it should be Cillian who should play George Russell in a movie based on the Mercedes racer’s life.
Fans believe 47-year-old Cillian Murphy is George Russell’s old version
At only 25 years of age, George Russell has already risen to prominence in the Formula 1 field with his seat beside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. In 2022, he won the first Grand Prix of his career at 24 when he delivered a stupendous performance at the Sao Paulo GP in Brazil. His win happened to be Mercedes’ only Grand Prix victory throughout the entire ’22 season. And now, fans have found similarities that the 25-year old F1 racer shares with Cillian Murphy, who is 22 years his senior.
Here is what the fans have said about George Russell and Cillian Murphy:
In other news, George Russell has recently claimed that simply evening his score to Lewis Hamilton will not be his goal for the 2024 season. The ambitious 25-year-old wants to pull off another miracle like 2022 and surpass Lewis despite the 39-year-old being the more experienced racer out of the two. It remains to be seen if George can truly deliver on his promises to take over his F1 veteran teammate or if he once again finishes over 50 points away from him–just like he did last year.
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