George Russell
P5 and P10 for Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix
George brought the W13 home in P5 with a measured drive, having made an early pass on OCO, before running in free air for the majority of the race. Lewis finished P10, having started in P15, running an offset strategy to the majority of the field on the Hard tyre. A Safety Car on lap […]
March 28, 2022 Motor Sports, What's New
A solid P3 and P4 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Bahrain Grand Prix
Lewis brought the W13 home in P3 with George just behind in P4 after a dramatic opening race of the 2022 F1 season. Both drivers made positive starts with Lewis moving up to P4 and George up to P6 in the opening stages of the race. A late safety car and reliability issues for the […]
March 21, 2022 Motor Sports, What's New
An exploratory day for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team on day one of the Bahrain pre-season test
Lewis was behind the wheel of the W13 for this morning’s session in Bahrain as the team took its first steps with a significant upgrade introduced since testing in Barcelona two week ago. Lewis banked valuable learning on the C2 and C3 compounds, running early on with a rake to gather aero data on the […]
March 11, 2022 Motor Sports, What's New
Valuable running for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team on day two of the pre-season track sessions
Lewis was in the cockpit for the morning session today in Barcelona, clocking up 40 laps of set-up learning before his session was curtailed by a sensor issue. George got to work in the afternoon, completing a number of test procedures and continuing to further our understanding of the harder tyre compounds. Andrew Shovlin, Trackside […]
February 25, 2022 Motor Sports, What's New
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team confirms 2022 driver line-up
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team confirmed that George Russell will become team-mate to reigning seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, beginning from the 2022 Formula One season as the sport enters a new era of technical regulations. This confirmation follows the news that Valtteri Bottas will join Alfa Romeo Racing next year, after five highly successful […]
September 8, 2021 Motor Sports