Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff praises George Russell in the highest tones after the Grand Prix of China.
George Russell started the new Formula 1 season. The 27-year-old ended up in third place in Australia and China in the race. In the Shanghai sprint, the Mercedes pilot was also fourth.
“I never give 10 out of 10 points, because I think it is always better. We have not seen a perfect race, but when you consider the circumstances that George had in China, it is a 10 out of 10,” team boss Toto Wolff is quoted by “Sky Sports” with regard to the recent performance of his protégé.
Russell got “the maximum out of this car, the tire and the strategy in the race, and it was a brilliant journey,” enthused the Austrian.
“One of my best weekends in Formula 1”
“All of these discussions about Lewis, who is the greatest person in this sport and is changing to Ferrari, are a great story, Kimi [Antonelli] Comes as the youngest driver and has great potential, and little was said about George, “said Wolff.
The Mercedes team boss made it clear: “I always said that this is not right because he was one of the best drivers out there. […] If you ask me to name three drivers who I think is the best, then he is definitely among these three, if not among the first two, and maybe on the way to first place, “Wolff north the British. Russell is” a fighter, in the car and outside of the car, “he said.
“It was probably one of my best weekends in Formula 1 when you look at the overall performance,” Russell commented on his appearances in China.
The former Formula 2 champion is the clear number one at Mercedes after leaving Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari. The only 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli completes his rookie season in Formula 1.