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George Russell has hailed Lewis Hamilton in saying that he’s relaxed about who will replace the seven-time world champion as his Mercedes team-mate in 2025. Hamilton will join Ferrari at the end of the current season, potentially leaving Russell as Toto Wolff’s
Hamilton signed a two-year deal with Mercedes last summer with a break option after the first season, which he has decided to activate in order to join Ferrari in 2025. His current deal with the German outfit reportedly includes a salary of
Mercedes may be thankful they never bothered pursuing their grievances with the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP result through the courts after a ruling regarding an International GT Open event. Mercedes were fuming when Michael Masi’s controversial decision on the final lap of
Hamilton and Russell both signed new two-year contract extensions during the summer of 2023 that were set to keep the pair with the Silver Arrows until the end of the 2025 campaign, but this has not materialised. The seven-time world champion activated
Speculation linking Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari is nothing new. In fact, it was rife last season, which led to George Russell being grilled on the subject by Channel 4 host Steve Jones. “What do you think about Lewis going to Ferrari?” he
George Russell has insisted that there is ‘trust’ between himself and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton when going wheel-to-wheel. The pair came together on track a handful of times throughout the 2023 season, leading to questions about the viability of the Silver Arrows’
Fernando Alonso has been voted the second-best F1 driver of 2023 by team bosses after a superb debut season with Aston Martin. George Russell and Sergio Perez were among those to tumble down the rankings, however, after struggling to keep pace with
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he has previously pulled a ‘sickie’ to get out of pre-season testing with Mercedes. The seven-time world champion joked that he was ‘wondering’ whether team-mate George Russell was using the underhand tactic to get out of a
Valtteri Bottas has become the latest driver to touch on the need for staff rotation if F1 is to persist with the concept of a 24-race calendar. George Russell has been extremely vocal in calling for new regulations regarding the matter following a