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George Russell Joins Rise of the Young Guns to Top of F1

by | Sep 8, 2021 | Sports | 0 comments

George Russell – Photo Credit: Flickr

George Russell will move to Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate next year. This means that every one of Formula One’s top teams will have a bright young star in its driver lineup.

At only 23 years old, Russell is the same age as Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. He also possessed a similar talent that ultimately Mercedes could put on hold no longer.

In 50 races, Russell has out-qualified his team mate for 50 times. He has also placed the eighth-ranked team on the front row of the grid and onto the podium, with second place in a “race” without overtaking in Belgium.

“The past three seasons with Russell have given us a taste of what the future could hold for him in F1,” said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff of a driver who is 13 years younger than seven-times world champion Hamilton.

Meanwhile, Briton Lando Norris pushed hard in his third full season at McLaren, is 21 while Alpine’s French driver Esteban Ocon is 24.

“It’s certainly very positive,” said Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto of what looks like a golden period ahead as the sport enters a new era with rule changes aimed at making racing closer. There are a lot of young drivers who are doing really very, very well…this may be the best time now for young drivers that we’ve had in F1.”

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