George Russell He is one of the drivers called to do great, very great things in Formula 1. The Englishman, who has defeated Lewis Hamilton in the first season they have shared at Mercedes, has earned the respect of each and every one of them. their rivals in a way that It started with an email.
one who sent at the age of 16 Toto Wolff to be able to be in the Mercedes academy and that now, once the 2022 season is over and with his mind set on 2023, he recounts.
“I told myself, Toto will not watch British Formula 4 and see me, that I won by a couple of points, to finish by saying that they need to sign me”, he tells ‘High Performance’.
So he gave everything a little push: “Literally, I sent an email And I didn’t want to get too serious like that.”
“I told him, ‘I’m George, it would be great to meet you and talk about the potential future”, says Russell…
And George also sent it when he should: “It was a Tuesday, after Abu Dhabi. The season ended. I would be relaxed after winning the World Cup. There was an opportunity there.”
“It was around nine in the morning. He answered me a quarter of an hour later with a copy from his personal assistant,” he says.
That’s where it all started: “He told me they would watch me. And at the end of 2015 we talked again. That’s where I signed for Mercedes.”