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Russell has been given the nod to step up to Mercedes for 2022 after three seasons with the Williams outfit. He will replace Valtteri Bottas, who has driven for the German car manufacturer since 2017.<br>With Bottas having played his part in a clean sweep of constructors' championships for Mercedes since then, Russell needs no reminding about the contribution that will be expected from ...

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Just 24 hours after its current driver Valtteri Bottas announced that he was switching to Alfa Romeo next year, Mercedes went public with its plans to bring in Russell.<br>After three strong seasons for Williams where he has earned high praise, Mercedes says it has signed the 23-year-old on a long term deal.<br>Speaking about the opportunity he has been given, Russell said: “I’d be lying if I ...

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De Vries won the Formula 2 title in 2019 before joining Mercedes’ factory team in Formula E. He went on to become the all-electric series’ first world champion, clinching the 2020-21 crown in Berlin last month.<br>As F1’s silly season continues and the driver market for next year shapes up, de Vries has been heavily linked with a possible move to Williams, owing to the team’s technical ...

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Russell made it through to Q3 for the third time in four races in the wet conditions, and was forced to pit to switch to intermediates early in the final session after starting on wets.<br>But Russell opted to save up his engine power and modes for his final lap in Q3, and lit up the timesheets to take provisional pole by 0.013 seconds from Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.<br>A fairytale pole was ...

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Russell finished Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix in eighth place to score his first points for Williams since making his F1 debut for the team in 2019.<br>Russell and teammate Nicholas Latifi both vaulted up the order after the Turn 1 collisions, but clung on to their points-paying positions to give Williams its best result since Brazil 2017. It also marked Latifi's first F1 points finish.<br>After ...

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The two came together on lap one at Brooklands after Russell locked up at the sweeping left-hander and ran into the side of the Ferrari, which was forced off.<br>The Williams driver finished ninth ahead of Esteban Ocon, but Sainz dropped to 18th before recovering back to 11th.<br>Russell has now been summoned to the stewards over incident, which he says was “just one of those first lap things ...

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He's only had one season in Formula 1, but George Russell's junior career has been peppered with outstanding performances.<br>The 22-year-old will surely add to this list in the years to come, but Motorsport.com took the chance to talk to Russell to work out which of the rising star's races have stood out so far.<br>So, here we present his best 10, with some help from Russell himself.<br>10. 2014 ...

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