“Three years driving on my own at the back of the grid…”: George Russell reflects on his “too long” Williams career
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Young British driver and Mercedes junior George Russell had finally received his F1 call up in 2019 after he dominated the 2018 F2 season, driving for ART Grand Prix. He had scored 287 points and was followed in 2nd place by Lando Norris with 219 points. However he got his chance to drive in F1 with Williams, a team which was struggling to find their footing in the grid and was a constant backmarker.
George Russell spent three years in Williams and helped develop the team immensely. He was fondly known as Mr Saturday as he put in immense Qualifying Laps and managed to take his Williams into Q2 consistently and sometimes even into Q3. George Russell also managed to win a podium at the rain soaked Belgian Grand Prix of 2021.
However, while talking on a recent episode of Beyond The Grid, George Russell admitted that he felt that 3 years in Williams was a bit too long. He wanted to leave the team and join the Mercedes works team as soon as he could.
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Russell explains not being able to leave Williams in 2020 might have been a good thing
However Russell also explained that this situation also had its pros. Because the 2020 Mercedes car was completely tailored to Hamilton. Hamilton had helped develop that car for years and it was completely in line with his driving style. So, it would have been difficult for George to settle in.
2022 seemed like a good time to join a new team according to Russell, because everyone started from scratch. And it proved true as well. Apart from the British Grand Prix, George Russell has scored points for Mercedes in every single race. As Mercedes slowly fix their issues and start challenging for Race wins again, it must be not too long that George Russell gets his first race win.
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