Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance at Williams F1, feels that George Russell has a unique driving style that is somewhere between Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
George Russell, a training driver for Mercedes F1, will make his F1 debut at Williams in 2019. After spending three seasons with the Globe team, he was promoted to Mercedes F1 in 2022, preparing for the biggest challenge of his career to date.
George Russell will team up with the most record-breaking driver on the current F1 grid at the Mercedes F1. Lewis Hamilton is a seven-time F1 World Champion with 103 wins, the most in history.
Dave Robson says George Russell’s driving style has some similarities to Lewis Hamilton and 2009 F1 World Champion and Hamilton’s teammate Jenson Button during the McLaren era, just in the middle. He says it’s a style.
Dave Robson worked as a Baton race engineer in 2010 when Jenson Button joined McLaren as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate.
When asked how he could compare George Russell’s driving style to Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, Dave Robson said, “Good question. Jenson and Lewis are quite different, and George is different in terms of driving style. I think. “
“He feels like a middle ground between the two. It’s about how to use the tires to some extent. I don’t know Lewis’s recent style because they have changed.”
George Russell impressed him throughout his time at Williams F1 and presented 2021 with the strongest season to date, scoring 16 points.
The highlight is definitely the F1 Belgian Grand Prix, with George Russell taking second place in qualifying in wet conditions. Due to bad weather, the final ended two laps after the safety car led, which was the final result.
Since then, George Russell has been third in the F1 Russian Grand Prix qualifying on the dry track.
Of course, moving to Mercedes F1 as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate is a whole different task, but Dave Robson praises George Russell’s adaptability and ability to continually improve and get results in Mercedes F1. He says he believes he has the ability.
“The most important thing is that George can adapt,” said Dave Robson.
“I think he drives very instinctively and keeps improving. He has talent.”
As Dave Robson pointed out, competing in front of the group is quite different from the situation in Williams, where digging into the points was a big achievement, so its ability to adapt is important in 2022. become.
“I think weekends are different for them,” says Dave Robson.
“That’s especially true on Saturdays, but the overall dynamics of the race are different when you’re at the forefront.”
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