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ROSS BRAWN: Young RUSSELL is the material for the WORLD CHAMPION

ROSS BRAWN: Young RUSSELL is the material for the WORLD CHAMPION

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George Russell was very close to his first Formula 1 victory for Mercedes when he replaced Lewis Hamilton in the Sakhir GP race, who tested positive for coronavirus last week. After missing the pole position by just 26 thousandths of a second, several unfortunate events prevented his path to victory. Despite the disappointment in the race, Ross Brawn is confident that Russell has shown that he is a future world champion. “George should be very positive about this racing weekend, despite the disappointment in the race,” the Formula 1 sports boss wrote in his column. "He put on a great show in extremely challenging circumstances. I always thought he was a great Formula 1 racer. I've commented before on how good he is, but you never know if he still has that last speed that marks you
BOTTAS 'declining market value and HAMILTON's restless sleep

BOTTAS 'declining market value and HAMILTON's restless sleep

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Toto Wolff, the head of the Mercedes team, had probably the most embarrassing video press conference of this season after Sunday’s race in Bahrain. Without the missing star Lewis Hamilton, the team of serial champions at the Sakhir Grand Prix messed up the entire front. But, even seven-time world champions make mistakes. There was a real confusion and uncertainty at the unplanned double stop, which we are not used to with the perfection team. Russell was given Bottas tires, and the blame lies with the problem of communication between the mechanics. The young Briton had to go to the pits again and when, after a great ride, he swung back to second place, just behind Perez, a tire injury followed. Thus, there was nothing from the fairy tale of a young racer who would have already won his first race for Mercedes. He had to settle for nine
RUSSELL's presentation at MERCEDES and BOTTAS's change on INSTAGRAM

RUSSELL's presentation at MERCEDES and BOTTAS's change on INSTAGRAM

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First, we present to you a story that illustrates very well how young George Russell planned his racing career from a young age. Toto Wolff, head of the Mercedes team, told colleagues from Sky how the young Briton, at the age of 15, introduced himself to the team. "He checked in by email and came to my office." Russell appeared in a black suit and tie. “It was probably his communion dress because it was pretty tight,” Wolff says with a smile. And of course, Russell had a PowerPoint presentation ready, which is his trademark. "It was really uniquely done." Toto Wolff revealed to us an interesting story about how George Russell, at the age of 15, introduced himself to the team in a black suit with a tie and a PowerPoint presentation. And what was
How George RUSSELL revealed the MAIN PROBLEM of Formula 1

How George RUSSELL revealed the MAIN PROBLEM of Formula 1

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Less than twenty years ago, Niki Lauda, ​​before jumping into a Jaguar car, said, "Put a trained monkey in a modern Formula 1 car and she'll know how to drive it." Otherwise, he spun twice in a later test drive and was fifteen seconds slower than the then Jaguar racer Pedro de la Rose, the legendary Austrian still proved that it is possible to quickly learn to use new technologies, although his statement later sprinkled with ashes. But let’s go back to the future. “I’m not surprised,” Carlos Sainz said after George Russell’s second place in Sakhir’s Grand Prix qualifiers. The Briton had only three days to get used to the Mercedes car, but with a longer wheelbase, completely different settings and a car that
WOLFF on the idea of ​​RUSSELL in MERCEDES in 2021: Interesting!

WOLFF on the idea of ​​RUSSELL in MERCEDES in 2021: Interesting!

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The race for the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain gave us two stars. Sensational winner Sergio Perez and race’s biggest loser George Russell. As a replacement for Hamilton, the young Briton finished his first race excellently, overshadowed Bottas and also led most of the race. His victory was prevented by a disastrous stop in the pits and then a damaged tire. Nonetheless, Russell finished ninth after four stops, just one place behind Bottas, who came under pressure after the race. “I still don’t have any explanation for his performance,” Toto Wolff told colleagues at Motorsport-Magazin.com. "I have to talk to him later and find out what happened. He didn't shine today, I don't know if it's because of the air out there," the Mercedes team boss said immediately after the race. George Ru
George RUSSELL: It hurts because I lost a RACE TWICE

George RUSSELL: It hurts because I lost a RACE TWICE

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In his first race for Mercedes, as a replacement for covid-19-sick Lewis Hamilton, George Russell dominated the track and had the whole situation under control until Mercedes completely turned the races upside down with both of his racers with a comedy of boxing messes. They prepared for a double stop in the Mercedes pits, but were rather slow in changing the tires on Russell's race car, which was fitted with tires intended for Bottas, and Finc had to put back the tires with which he actually drove into the pits. George Russell was quite disappointed after the race as he did his job with distinction. Russell therefore had to go into the pits again to have the tires fitted to him, which he should have received at the first stop, later due to a punctured tire.
CAUSE of MERCEDES DISASTER in boxes at SAKHIR GP revealed

CAUSE of MERCEDES DISASTER in boxes at SAKHIR GP revealed

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In his first race for Mercedes, as a replacement for covid-19-sick Lewis Hamilton, George Russell dominated the track and had the whole situation under control until his (replacement) team “took” the win from him. Russell gained a healthy three-second advantage over his teammate Bottas in the first part of the race, but after the stop in the pits he increased the advantage and would most likely win without major problems if he did not do everything in the 59th lap when stopping in the pits during the safety car phase. together broke. In the Mercedes pits, they prepared for a double stop, but they were already quite slow when changing the tires on Russell's race car, which was fitted with tires intended for Bottas, and Finc had to put back the tires with which he actually brought to the pits. . https: //
SAKHIR GP: STATEMENTS of the three fastest in qualifying

SAKHIR GP: STATEMENTS of the three fastest in qualifying

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Behind us are the penultimate qualifiers of this season, which were won by Valtteri Bottas, the racers of the Mercedes team. The Finn defeated young George Russell by 26 thousandths of a second, replacing seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton more than decently. Third was Max Verstappen. The Red Bull racer is five hundredths of a second behind Bottas and will share the second row with Charles Leclerc. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1335285200285216773 Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - pole position: "In the last part of the qualifiers we tried something different and did three attempts. In addition, I had another teammate with George. I tried not to I think about all this and focus only on myself.I didn't want to waste energy.Everything worked well, our starting point with two races
SAKHIR GP, Qualifying: BOTTAS finished 26th ahead of RUSSEL

SAKHIR GP, Qualifying: BOTTAS finished 26th ahead of RUSSEL

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The sun had long since set, the lights came on at the Bahrain International Circuit and the qualifiers with the potential to become one of the most exciting of the season have begun. The shortest track this season is 3.543 meters long and is thus only longer than Monaco, but the speeds there are of course significantly lower than in Bahrain. Q1: Farewell to the newcomers (and their teammates) The first part of the qualifiers took place without any major incidents, only occasionally did the racers complain about the crowd, which was also expected given the short track. George Russell replaces Lewis Hamilton, who is ill with covid-19, at the Sakhir GP. Recall that for Williams was replaced by Lewis Hamilton Williams racer George Russell, his replacement was Jack Aitken, who otherwise competes in Form
VN SAKHIRJA, FP2: George RUSSELL fastest also IN OTHER

VN SAKHIRJA, FP2: George RUSSELL fastest also IN OTHER

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The big question before the second training session was: Will George Russell, who is replacing the current world champion in Mercedes due to a Covid-19 infection, be ahead of Valtteri Bottas again? The 1-year-old Briton, who is usually found much more in Williams towards the end of the table, was the fastest already in FP26, while Bottas was fourth at the time. In the second practice, the asphalt cooled by four degrees Celsius to 56,949 degrees when he was the first to take Pietro Fittipaldi to the track. The Brazilian replaces Romain Grosjean at Haas because the Geneva man burned his hands in a fireball at the Bahrain Grand Prix. With a time of XNUMX, he set the first benchmark for rivals, which veteran Kimi Räikkönen quickly improved at Alfa Romeo. Charles Leclerc drove only two laps on the second due to a drive unit failure