George Russell

“I've been in a position where I've been on a roll for a couple of races, and then suddenly, the next race, I'm off the pace.”

“You become faster because you learn how to work with the team better, how to get more out of your car, from the technical aspects, how do I get my tyres working in a better window to make them go faster on track? These are all things you obviously learn with experience and I think I've progressed a huge amount.”

“The fact is, Lewis and I have a good relationship. They'll twist my words slightly to blurb a headline, such as me trying to take Lewis' crown away or whatever. But I don't feel like that.”

“Yeah, I actually won a go-kart race in Vegas in 2011. Even as a kid, I really enjoyed that city. Similar to Miami in that it's very upbeat.”

“When you're going around the corner at 180 mph, the force that produces, is just astronomical. On your neck it equates to about 50 kilos of force.”

“It's funny how the world works out sometimes.”

“Success is great. But failure is sort of necessary.”

“I think as a driver your natural speed probably doesn't improve much from the age of 16, 17 to the rest of your career.”

“I'm not one for dwelling on the past, and you're only as good as your last game, your last race, and if you can bounce back into a stellar performance... every race is basically a proving ground to show what you can do.”

“I'm in F1 because I want to be World Champion, that's obvious. And if I'm going to be World Champion, I've got to beat everyone - Lewis included.”

“Formula 1 is a very unique, very dynamic changing world.”

“The belief has not stopped from the second I jumped into a go-kart.”

“I don't think any driver would be naive to think they could go up against a seven-time world champion and have it easy. Because a guy like Lewis is who he is because of his speed and determination.”

“When you join a team like Mercedes you're expecting victories.”

“There are so many people in life who want to be good at everything. And that's just not realistic, because you end up being average at everything.”

“I have learned that failure is important. It can't always be smooth sailing, you have to look inward rather than blame others.”

“It doesn't matter if you're in a silver car, black car, or blue car, your mentality is the same when you put your helmet on: drive as fast as possible and fight for victory.”

“I think one thing that's important for drivers is communication skills. Because you could describe the same problem to 10 different people, and if you don't describe it the right way, there could be 10 different takes from your limitation.”

“I've got a great relationship with Williams and everyone at Mercedes. They're both my families.”

“I wouldn't say I've struggled with self-doubt but definitely there have been moments of disappointment and struggling to power through very difficult moments where you find yourself in a potential dark space within your professional career. Sometimes it goes over into your personal life as well.”