Russell named as new GPDA director, replaces Grosjean
George Russell will join Sebastian Vettel as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, replacing Romain Grosjean.
Russell hopes Bahrain was ‘worst-case scenario’
George Russell said Williams' pace in Bahrain was "pretty strong", but still hopes that was the "worst-case scenario".
George Russell maintained his ‘Mr Saturday’ reputation into 2021 with a Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying performance in which he extracted the “absolute maximum”.
George Russell feels Williams are ahead of Haas after Friday practice in Bahrain, but Kimi Raikkonen looks "incredibly quick".
George Russell is confident Williams will score points this season, but doubts it will happen as early as the season-opening Bahrain GP.
George Russell says "every question" he's asked lately is about Mercedes and the possibility of a 2022 race seat.
Russell expects Mercedes 2022 decision by August
George Russell believes Mercedes will have made a decision on whether he will feature in their 2022 line-up by August.
Russell unsure he’d be Mercedes stand-in again
George Russell is not sure whether he would be called up to Mercedes again in 2021 should one of their regular drivers be unavailable.
Mercedes bow means Russell can ‘relax’
George Russell believes his superb debut for Mercedes allows him to "relax" as he looks to earn a full-time return in 2022.
Russell: Alfa Romeo ‘look like the surprising team’
George Russell was impressed by the pace of Kimi Raikkonen and Alfa Romeo in testing and thinks they were the most surprising team.
Russell admits he is not easy to work with
Told he is "not easy to work with", George Russell says of course he is not, because he is "always pushing" Williams to do better.
Williams: Difficult to keep Russell if Mercedes call
Jost Capito is well aware the chances of keeping George Russell are slim, especially if Mercedes were to come calling.
Russell is waiting for ‘the sandbags to come off’
Williams' George Russell is waiting for the other teams to remove the sandbags before setting expectations for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
2021 gives Hamilton chance ‘to bow out at the top’
George Russell believes Sir Lewis Hamilton will win his eighth title in 2021, giving the Mercedes driver the option to bow out "at the top".
‘Mercedes don’t look particularly good but…’
Mercedes' claims that Red Bull have an advantage could be spot on with Lando Norris saying the W12 was not "as good as expected" in testing.
Williams’ hopes swing in the wind with ‘peaky’ FW43B
If the wind is blowing in the right direction, Williams FW43B is "very fast", but if it's not, well therein lies the problem says George Russell.
Russell: No signs yet of Williams gap closing
While he thinks things will improve, George Russell says there are no signs from testing that Williams have closed the gap ahead of them.
Demanding Russell is ‘not easy to work with’
Jost Capito, the new Williams CEO, says George Russell is “not easy to work with” – because of how hard he pushes the team to improve.
Russell expects 2022 clarity by ‘middle of this year’
George Russell is hoping to know by mid-season whether he's stepping up to Mercedes next year, but adds that "no promises" have been made.
Norris: Could be eight and out for Hamilton
Should Lewis Hamilton win title number eight this season, Lando Norris reckons the Brit will call it quits on his time in F1.