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George Russell is playing his first season with Mercedes, alongside seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. In an effort to be among the best, Russell draws a lot of inspiration from the world of tennis. He takes for example Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
After riding for Williams for several years, George Russell finally saw his dream come true this season. The young Brit has been offered the chance to join the best of recent seasons and ride alongside a seven-time world champion.
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He couldn’t have asked for a better learning experience. So far, the young Englishman is doing very well. For the moment, he is even slightly ahead of his teammate in the standings. He claims that – in an attempt to beat Hamilton – he doesn’t want to copy his British counterpart. He prefers to refer to the world of tennis, where several players with different qualities are also at the top.
Russell wants to make his own way to the top
George Russell, 24, still has a whole career ahead of him, but the King’s Lynn native wants to carve his own way to the top. According to him, it is not enough to simply copy the best of all time.
“There are probably three tennis players who are all the best of all time, who all have a totally different approach to their game”said Russell, quoted by the Express.
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“I think to be the best, or at least to be the best version of yourself, you don’t have to step into the same field and copy what the best has already done. He (Hamilton) is the best because “he brings out the best in himself. And whatever he does, it works for him.”
Russell: Hamilton is alone in the lead at the moment
Copying is not the best choice, believes Russell. “Who are you copying in the world of tennis? Are you going to copy Nadal? Are you copying Federer? Where are you copying Djokovic?
However, the Englishman also knows that the world of tennis cannot be completely compared to Formula 1 at the moment. “It is clear that in motorsport there is only Lewis at the moment“, did he declare.
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