A biography for George Russellhasn’t been written yet.
“I've always said and believed that you make your own luck.”
“They're two really classy brands - the same way you find a Mercedes car. You know you're always going to get something great, something, reliable that you can trust, like with the Marriott hotels.”
“Toto's not going to look at British Formula 4 and say 'there's a kid here who's won the championship by a couple of points we need to sign him.' But if I put myself in front of him and talk to him and show him what I'm made of, maybe there's an opportunity.”
“I am realistic, I see the bigger picture and I recognise who I am teammates with.”
“You can't sprint every lap of a race because you'd be burned out, you'd tire the engine and the brakes.”
“There's nothing like it when you're lining up on the grid on Sunday afternoon waiting for the lights to go out or whether it's a Saturday afternoon ahead of qualifying. It's what we live for.”
“The one bit of advice I would give to someone who is struggling with their mental health would be not to be ashamed about talking to somebody. Whether that is a friend, or a colleague, or a member of your family, or reaching out to a professional.”
“Mental health is something that needs to be spoken about openly for everybody, especially in men. It's something that people perceive as weakness but I think it's quite the opposite; if you are able to talk about it, it just shows your strength.”
“Ice cream and a proper greasy, dirty burger are probably my two guiltiest pleasures. But it is tricky. I'm a 6ft 2in, tall racing driver and we have to be less than 74 kilos. And it's quite a tall order to keep that weight down.”
“This sport swings so quickly. One minute you're a hero, the next you're zero, and it can swing as quickly as from FP3 to qualifying or from race to race.”
“I back myself, I back Mercedes. I believe in them.”
“My grandparents had a shop in Wisbech called Else Discounts. Their surname was Else, so their slogan was 'Who else, but Else?' It was a bit cheesy, but I liked it.”
“I always put racing first.”
“We're all here to fight for victory, we're all here to fight for championships.”
“We're all so passionate and if something brings you down professionally, for us, it follows through into your personal life and you are almost on this downward spiral.”
“F1 goes through phases. Max had three or four years at Red Bull where he was finishing behind Lewis at every race.”
“Going up against Lewis probably takes the pressure off if anything, because no one will expect me to beat him.”
“When you are an 11-year-old kid and you want to be a racing driver and you see a Formula One driver, they are a superhero to you.”
“Lewis is obviously the greatest of all time and Max, everyone knows how fast and talented he is.”
“How are you going to be world champion? You've got to work on the process.”