George Russell’s ‘eye-opening’ first visit to Mercedes' F1 factory
The 23-year-old Briton has earned promotion to Mercedes following an impressive three-season stint at Williams and is expected to partner seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, having re💞placed Valtteri Bottas.
Russell visited Mercedes’ factories in Brackley and Brixworth for the first time last month and also hadᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ a go on the team’s F1 simulator.
Mercedes’ video showed Russell getting a tour around the eight-time world constructors’ championജs' F1 Brackley headquarters as he met staff members and familiarised himself with his new home.
Russell also took a trip to the home of Mercedes’ renowned High Performance Powertrains at Brixworth, which has bꦫeen a key pillar behind the German marque’s success in F1 during the V6 hybrid era. 𒁃;
Addressing team personnel during his visit, Russell adm💮itted it was an “eye-opening” experience.
You can watch the full video below.
meets the Team in Brackley and Brixworth!
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1)
Russell, who𝓡 drove for Mercedes at the end-of-season Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi last December, will be on hand to help Mercedes launch its 2022 challenger - thꦬe W13 - on February 18.
He is expected to get behind the wheel of Mercedes latest F1 car during an initial shakedown test on the same day at Silvers✅tone, the home of the British Grand Prix.
The first pre-season test takes place at the Circuit de Barcelona Cata꧅lunya in Spain between February 23-25, ahead of a second three-day test in Bahrain on March 10-12.
F1’s new er💃a will be♔gin on March 20 with the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
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