George Russell

George Russell (born 15 February 1998) is a British racing driver. Russell entered the sport as one of the most talented prospects of his generation alongside Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris and was tipped as a future world champion by many. Russell debuted in Formula 1 in 2019 for the struggling Williams team, and in 2020 he scored his first point in the series. In 2021, with Williams receiving support from BMW, Russell scored a great 24 points, and in 2022, he moved to Mercedes to replace the retiring Lewis Hamilton. Russell started of well, quickly becoming the lead driver and dominating his teammate Valtteri Bottas, but he was unable to make the step further and chase a potential title. His new teammate Ivan Marincic, another exciting prospect, quickly overshadowed Russell and in 2026, while the Croat was battling for a world title, Russell fell behind and was struggling to beat the Ferraris and the declining Red Bull. After more seasong of being outclassed by the late Marincic and later new teammate Roman Massey, Russell fell out of favour with the German team, thus failing to fulfill his potential and becoming known as a failed wonderkid of the sport. In 2029, he moved to Sauber, but even there he was outclassed by teammate John Cida. With Sauber being taken over by a Spanish consortium and becoming Campos Repsol, Russell was dropped in favour of his former Mercedes teammate Roman Massey and moved back to Williams where he started, thus showing the effects of his decline and the pressure by the media.