Russell Names 3 F1 Legends Including Hamilton He’d Love to Complete Against at Silverstone

The F1 nation podcast sat down with George Russell ahead of his home race in Silverstone this week. In this week’s episode, the trio discussed the weekend’s sprint format and Russell’s candidature in the driver’s market. In a fun segment called Ask Damon, fans can ask Hill as well as the guests any question they like, and this week, the Williams driver answered a very interesting question.

Ella asked, “If you could pick any three drivers in the history of F1, old or current, to race against who will they be and why? And, on which circuit would you want the race to happen?”

Russell’s answer may not come as a surprise.

Russell explained that while most people would like to pick easy competitors; however, he wants to race the best. “Statistically, you’ve got to say, Lewis, Michael Schumacher, and Ayrton Senna.” Considering the fact that Russell isn’t too far from being in their league, his answer isn’t astounding.

He also declared Silverstone to be his preferred circuit. “Home crowd. Home race. Great circuit.” Clearly, the Brit is excited about the upcoming race.

All eyes on Silverstone and Russell

George Russell is another driver with great hopes on the British GP. He had a great race at the Red Bull Ring; he saw his first Q3 with the Williams and missed a points finish by a slim margin. Consequently, it only highlights the prospects of a better 52 laps at Silverstone.

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The Briton is optimistic about the weekend. “We’ve often been good in qualifying.

“If we can start ahead of some faster cars who are maybe going to play it a bit more conservative than we are, or starting just behind some cars that are going to be a bit more conservative than we are, maybe that offers us an opportunity–I’m ready for it.”

Something everyone would like to see is driver number 63 cross the checkered flag with points to take home. The Williams driver has had it a long time coming and deserves nothing less at his home race.

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