“Think About the Photo of Lewis and I…”: George Russell Makes F1 Fans Teary Eyed After Pouring His Heart Out to Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton welcomed his new teammate George Russell to the team at the start of this season. After Valtteri Bottas left the team for Alfa Romeo, Mercedes replaced him with the young Briton. As Hamilton and Russell get well with each other, the former Williams driver recalls his childhood memories with his veteran teammate.

During the post-race conference in Brazil, the young Briton was asked about one thing he would tell his younger self. Rather than sticking to the question, the 24-year-old got nostalgic and stated, “When I think of us now, I think of the photo of Lewis and I from 2009, which we’d probably both appreciate, is not shared too much. Because we’re both not looking at our finest.”

“It’s just unbelievable, firstly, how quick time flies and makes you realize you need to make the most of every single moment.”

The photo Russell was talking about is from the 2009 F1 season, when Hamilton was with McLaren and George was still in his Karting cadet class.

Fans react as George Russell recalls his childhood days

As soon as the video was uploaded from Formula 1’s official Twitter handle, fans couldn’t wait to share their reactions online. Fans were quick enough to let their opinions known on social media about how the two got together after 13 years from a time they didn’t even know each other.

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Given below are some of the reactions taken from Twitter.

Hamilton, who probably didn’t know Russell at the time of clicking this photo, found himself to be partnered with him in 2022. That’s how uncertain F1 is.

Mercedes had the best race of the season in Brazil as they picked up their first-ever win in 2022. It was not only the win that mattered but also the fact that it was a 1-2 finish with Russell picking up his first F1 win.

As the ultimate race is coming up this weekend in Abu Dhabi, the Brackley-based team will bank on Hamilton and Russell for the shot at P2 in the constructors’ championship against Ferrari. It’ll be interesting to see if the Silver Arrows ace can achieve the amazing feat.

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Who do you think will take the P2 spot at the WCC in Abu Dhabi? Seeing Mercedes’s recent resurgence, their fans would surely be hopeful.