George Russell
British racing driver
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| 2025 | At Shanghai, Russell qualified second for the feature race, initially splitting the two McLarens. He finished third after Lando Norris passed him at turn one and later experienced brake failure. |
| 2025 | At Suzuka, Russell had an uneventful fifth-place finish with almost no overtaking within the top ten. |
| 2025 | Russell started the season with two consecutive podium finishes at Melbourne and Shanghai, consistently trailing McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. |
| 2025 | Russell claimed the McLaren MCL39 was fast enough to win every race in 2025, a statement which McLaren dismissed as hyperbolic. |
| 2025 | Russell was featured as a narrator in the Drive to Survive episode about the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, and the show suggested he secured his Mercedes leadership role by winning the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix (though in reality, he was disqualified from that race). |
| March 2025 | Finished third at the Shanghai Grand Prix, initially qualifying second but losing position to Lando Norris early in the race, ultimately benefiting from Norris' brake failure. |
| March 2025 | Achieved third place at the Melbourne Grand Prix, inheriting the position after Oscar Piastri went off track during intermittently rainy conditions. |
| March 2025 | Competed in the Chinese sprint race, finishing fourth after multiple battles with Charles Leclerc, who finished fifth. |
| March 2025 | Russell achieved a remarkable second-place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Peter Windsor praising his exceptional drive, highlighting his impressive tyre management, ability to handle mechanical issues, and strategic defensive positioning against Lando Norris. |
| 2025 | George Russell is set to be partnered by Mercedes academy driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli following Lewis Hamilton's departure to Ferrari. |
| 2024 | Russell appeared in the Formula 1: Drive to Survive television show, discussing the show's dramatization and its role in attracting new fans to the sport. |
| 2024 | Russell admitted to needing to adjust his driving approach after the Canadian Grand Prix, acknowledging he needs to 'dial down the risk/reward ratio', but maintained his preference for occasional victories over consistent but less exciting finishes. |
| 2024 | Russell emphatically beat Lewis Hamilton in qualifying, winning 19–5, becoming one of only two teammates (alongside Nico Rosberg) to decisively outqualify Hamilton in a single season. |
| 2024 | Russell achieved two race victories in the same season, following his reflections on driving strategy at the Canadian Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | Racing press suggests Russell's driving style is potentially better suited to the current generation of ground effect cars compared to Lewis Hamilton's style. |
| 2024 | Mercedes finished fourth in the Formula One Constructors' Championship, but scored four wins during the season. |
| 2024 | Lewis Hamilton left Mercedes for Ferrari after the season concluded. |
| 2024 | Qualified on pole in Qatar after Max Verstappen received a grid penalty, leading to a contentious on-track interaction where Verstappen overtook him. |
| 2024 | Finished sixth in the Drivers' Championship, 22 points ahead of Hamilton. |
| 2024 | Achieved a pole position at Silverstone, followed by a mechanical retirement. |
| 2024 | Won the Austrian and Las Vegas Grands Prix after a winless season for Mercedes in 2023. |
| 2024 | Qualified on pole and led 49 of 50 laps to take his third career victory. |
| 2024 | On the final race of the season, Hamilton overtook Russell on the final lap, ultimately beating Russell in total points (697–695). |
| 2024 | Russell outscored Lewis Hamilton in two out of three seasons, recorded three wins compared to Hamilton's two, and outqualified Hamilton 39–29. |
| 2024 | Mercedes fundamentally changed its design concept for the W15, which was initially fast but inconsistent and difficult to set up. |
| 2024 | Secured his second career race victory at Spielberg after the first two drivers collided. |
| 2024 | Russell achieved a pole position and podium in Montreal during the midseason. |
| July 2024 | Lost a race win by disqualification at the Belgian Grand Prix, becoming one of six drivers in Formula One history to experience this, joining other World Drivers' Champions like James Hunt, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, and Michael Schumacher. |
| June 2024 | Tied for P1 in qualifying with Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix, becoming one of two sets of drivers to do so in Formula One history. |
| 2023 | Mercedes improved their performance, placing second in the Formula One Constructors' Championship. |
| 2023 | Russell reached qualifying parity with Lewis Hamilton, matching his qualifying performance head-to-head during their time as Mercedes teammates. |
| 2023 | Mercedes extended Russell's contract until the end of the specified year. |
| 2023 | Finished eighth in the Drivers' Championship, the lowest for a Mercedes driver in recent years, and 59 points behind Hamilton. |
| November 2023 | Wins the Las Vegas Grand Prix. |
| September 2023 | Tied the record for most pit stops in a single race (7) at the Dutch Grand Prix, sharing the record with Lance Stroll, Liam Lawson, and Alain Prost. |
| July 2023 | Wins the Austrian Grand Prix. |
| 2022 | Russell secures 4th place in the Formula One World Championship with Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, winning his first Formula One race and achieving 8 podiums. |
| 2022 | Russell won his first Grand Prix and sprint race victories at the Interlagos Grand Prix. |
| 2022 | Achieved his maiden pole position in Hungary during his first season with Mercedes. |
| 2022 | Russell moved to Monaco, where he currently resides with his girlfriend Carmen Montero Mundt. |
| 2022 | Russell secured his first pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix. |
| 2022 | Russell achieved his first podium in a full-length race at the Melbourne Grand Prix. |
| 2022 | Finished fourth in the Drivers' Championship, outscoring teammate Lewis Hamilton by 35 points. |
| 2022 | Replaced Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes to partner Lewis Hamilton. |
| 2022 | Mercedes placed third in the Formula One Constructors' Championship this season. |
| 2022 | Won his maiden Formula One race in São Paulo, finishing fourth in the World Drivers' Championship. |
| 2022 | Replaces Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes to partner Lewis Hamilton. |
| November 2022 | Wins his maiden Formula One race in São Paulo, finishing fourth in the World Drivers' Championship. |
| July 2022 | At the British Grand Prix, Russell demonstrated sportsmanship by jumping out of his car to check on Zhou Guanyu after a major first-lap crash, even though the incident triggered his own race retirement following a collision with Pierre Gasly. |
| July 2022 | Achieves his maiden pole position in Hungary. |
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