George Russell moves to the Silver Arrows

Lewis Hamilton took time in the tough world championship fight to welcome his future teammate. “I remember meeting him when he was young and dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 driver,” Hamilton wrote on social media and praised: “He is a great example for all the kids out there, that dreams can come true if you pursue them with all your heart.” Big words in advance from the 36-year-old seven-time world champion for Russell, who is 13 years younger. The verbal interaction is already working. “I have looked up to Lewis since my karting days and I can only benefit as a driver, professional and person from now having the opportunity to learn from someone who has become a role model for me both on and off the track “, the future Silver Arrows driver had said shortly before about his soon-to-be teammate Hamilton. The right teammate seems to have been found As expected, Russell and record world champion Hamilton are set to start as a future duo of two generations for Mercedes from next year. “He has won in every racing series he has competed in so far and the past three seasons at Williams have given us a taste of what the future could hold for him in Formula 1,” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said in a statement Announcement about Russell on Tuesday. The contract was long-term, it was said, but there were no details about how long it would last. The 23-year-old Russell only missed his first Grand Prix victory on his debut in the Mercedes as a replacement for Hamilton, who was suffering from Corona at the time, in December last year due to an incredible amount of bad luck and mistakes on the part of Mercedes in Bahrain, but his qualities are more than just that indicated. In Spa he recently achieved a Formula 1 podium for the first time in second place in the Regegen racing farce. Focus on the title fight The winner of British Formula 4 as a newcomer in 2014, winner of the then GP3 in 2017 and winner of Formula 2 in 2018, will succeed Valtteri Bottas, whose move to Alfa Romeo after this season was announced on Monday. George Russell always comes across as polite, correct and friendly. At the wheel of the Formula 1 Mercedes, he is likely to put pressure on Hamilton. Team boss Wolff said he was confident that the two would form a strong team to deliver performance for the racing team on and off the track in the coming years. The question is: Will the new Mercedes mission start as defending champions? The fact that the personnel question has now been clarified should also provide a further boost in the World Cup fight with front-runner Max Verstappen and Red Bull. “With the announcement of our plans for the 2022 season, a burden has been lifted from us; from now on our focus will be fully on the remaining nine races of the season, in which we will throw everything into the balance in the fight for the two world championships,” said Wolff before the Italian Grand Prix in the speed temple of Monza next weekend.

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George Russell moves to the Silver Arrows

He already hinted at what he can do in a Mercedes last year. Freed from the burden of the most important personnel issue, Mercedes still has big plans this year. Let alone Russell when the time comes.

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