George Russell outscored Lewis Hamilton in his first season at Mercedes; Russell guarantees “actually robust winter” as he bids to battle for Formulation 1 world championship, with group hoping to enhance their automotive for 2023
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Sky Sports activities Information’ Craig Slater brings you the most recent gossip from the Autosport Awards pink carpet as he talks to George Russell, Sebastian Vettel, Christian Horner and extra stars
Sky Sports activities Information’ Craig Slater brings you the most recent gossip from the Autosport Awards pink carpet as he talks to George Russell, Sebastian Vettel, Christian Horner and extra stars
George Russell insists he’s “able to win a world championship” after impressing in his first 12 months in opposition to Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel agreeing that the younger British driver has the “expertise”.
After three seasons exhibiting promise and potential at Williams, Russell delivered on that, after which some, in his rookie Mercedes marketing campaign in 2022, claiming the group’s solely race victory of the marketing campaign and outscoring Hamilton, changing into the primary team-mate to take action in six years.
The one destructive on his marketing campaign was that Mercedes’ automotive was not aggressive, however with the game’s former world champions anticipated to get well subsequent season, Russell believes he is able to capitalise.
“I really feel completely able to win a world championship,” he instructed Sky Sports activities F1 on the Abu Dhabi GP. “I’ve felt prepared for a few years now.
“I believe having this season subsequent to Lewis has been big for me personally to study among the little particulars, tips on how to get extra out of my automotive, extra out of my group, and extracting the whole lot out of the bundle when it actually issues.
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Nico Rosberg says will probably be the ‘final problem’ for George Russell to complete forward of Lewis Hamilton for a second successive season
Nico Rosberg says will probably be the ‘final problem’ for George Russell to complete forward of Lewis Hamilton for a second successive season
“And I am undoubtedly going to have a very robust winter. I’ll work actually exhausting with my group. Each single individual at Mercedes’ manufacturing unit goes to be pushing like hell to ship a automotive, to provide us an opportunity to go battle subsequent season.”
Mercedes are set to vary the “DNA” of their automotive this 12 months, with their modern idea for 2022’s main rule adjustments having seen them drop from F1’s dominant pressure, to the third quickest group.
Questioned by Sky Sports activities F1’s Martin Brundle on beating Hamilton in 2022, Russell admitted: “I assume if you happen to instructed me that at the beginning of the 12 months, I’d have been terribly blissful as a result of if you happen to beat Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes, more often than not which means you be a world champion.”
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Mercedes driver George Russell recalled how he gained his first race in Formulation One final day trip in Brazil
Mercedes driver George Russell recalled how he gained his first race in Formulation One final day trip in Brazil
However he added: “Clearly, I’d take the positives away from the season, however I am not going to have fun ending P4 within the championship.
“I’ll have fun profitable the race in Brazil as a result of that was an enormous achievement for myself and the entire group. However the reality is, we’re all right here to win and we’re right here to win world championships. So we have not achieved an ideal job this season. We have had a comparatively clear and easy season with the automotive and bundle we have had.
“However to the requirements this group set, some requirements I set myself… it isn’t ok and we have to go on subsequent 12 months and provides it extra.”
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Sebastian Vettel celebrated the tip of his Formulation 1 profession with some post-race donuts in Abu Dhabi, whereas the highest three within the championship additionally joined in with the enjoyable!
Sebastian Vettel celebrated the tip of his Formulation 1 profession with some post-race donuts in Abu Dhabi, whereas the highest three within the championship additionally joined in with the enjoyable!
Had been Russell to clinch the title subsequent 12 months, he could be Britain’s eleventh world champion and second youngest, after Hamilton.
4-time title winner Sebastian Vettel believes he has the “expertise and ability” to grow to be a champion.
“It is so tough to say,” Vettel instructed Sky Sports activities Information. “But when he will get the precise automotive, the precise gear, the precise group – and I believe he is in an excellent place – then yeah I believe he is obtained the expertise and ability.
“There’s greater than expertise and ability wanted however he appears to be hard-working, so yeah he is obtained an excellent probability.”