George Russell Reveals the Secret Weapon After Defeating the Mighty Lewis Hamilton: “We All Have Our Idiosyncrasies But…”

Even during his time at Williams, when he arguably did not have a great car, not many doubted George Russell and his abilities. Given what he had to play around with, the Briton proved himself and earned a Mercedes seat. However, little would have the Brackley-based team known that this young man will give their star, Lewis Hamilton, a run for his money. In his very first season driving the same car, Russell beat his fellow Briton, picking up his maiden Grand Prix win along the way. He recently revealed his driving style while talking about making tweaks in the car for the upcoming season.

Hamilton, for the very first time in his entire F1 career, went a whole season without a race win. Moreover, he only managed a 6th-place finish in the standings, something that is too inconsistent with the high standards he has set for himself over the years. Russell, on the other hand, did not just register his first race win but also won the hearts of Silver Arrows fans by finishing not one, but two spots above his teammate in the standings. George has now come out to talk about how similar his driving style is to Lewis’ while talking about their 2023 car.

Motorsport-Total recently quoted him as saying, “I think Lewis and I have very similar riding styles. We all have our idiosyncrasies but the good thing is that we’ve tried to develop a range of set-up options. That has evolved of the car, because we can use different vehicle set-ups, but we follow the same path in development.” [Translated using Google]

“The set-up is just the icing on the cake,” he added. “The basis and the focus are on the mechanics and the aerodynamics of the car. On the race weekend it’s all about fine-tuning your own vehicle.”

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Surprisingly, Russell isn’t the first one to discover that his racing style is similar to that of his teammates.

Does George Russell have a driving style similar to Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button’s?

Even before joining the Silver Arrows last year, George drew comparisons with his future teammate. Williams’ Dave Robson felt that it was not just Hamilton, but also Jenson Button who Russell shared his racing style with.

Speaking about it with Motorsport.com, he told, “I think Jenson and Lewis were quite different and in terms of driving style, George is also different. He’s kind of in between the two.”

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Both Mercedes drivers remained respectful of each other on the track throughout 2022, avoiding any conflict. It will be interesting to see if that camaraderie continues in the upcoming season if the car is championship-winning worthy.