WATCH: F1 Dynamo George Russell Brushes Up His Basketball Skills With Pistons Forward-Center Isaiah Stewart

George Russell has really been enjoying the Miami vibe ever since he arrived in the US. He went to a basketball game and sat courtside with his girlfriend and even played some ball with Isaiah Stewart.

Seems like he has settled well in the sunshine state. The Mercedes driver took shots with the Detroit Pistons player and did get the ball in the basket a couple of times.

At the end of his meeting, he gave his racing boots to Stewart as a gift.?It is fascinating to see how relaxed the British driver is ahead of the race weekend in Miami.

George Russell reveals how his experience with Williams is helping him at Mercedes

The British driver joined the world champions Mercedes at the beginning of the season. But the start of their partnership has not gone the way one would have thought it would go. The German team has struggled for performance and is currently lacking behind the front runners on pure pace.

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But luckily, Russell has some experience driving uncompetitive cars in his F1 career. He drove a sub-par Williams car for the first three seasons in F1 before joining Mercedes. He revealed his experience of driving Williams is coming in handy.

“Perhaps with my struggles at Williams driving very difficult cars, maybe that has helped in some small regard. Q1 and Q2 for us now is massively important whereas previously for Mercedes that was a breeze, it was almost a build-up session getting ready for Q3,” said George.

“I think in terms of results, we?re definitely getting the most out of it and things have definitely fallen our way in these first four races,” added the Mercedes driver.

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Russell has definitely gotten comfortable with a W13 quicker than his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Considering his consistent Top-5 performances at the beginning of the season, it is safe to say that George has made himself at home at the Mercedes camp.

Furthermore, he believes that his world champion teammate can bounce back anytime during the course of the season. All he needs to do is keep churning in performances consistently and help the team make the car faster. It would be interesting to see how he performs in Miami, as this is a completely new track for Formula One. Will George be able to keep his top-5-finish streak come Sunday?