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Name	George Russell
Age	24 Years Old
Nick Name	George Russell
Birth Name	George William Russell
Birth Date	1998-02-15
Gender	Male
Profession	Race Driver
Birth Nation	United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Ethnicity	British-White
Horoscope	Aquarius
Religion	Christian
Father	Steve
Mother	Alison
Siblings	2
Brothers	Benjy
Sisters	Cara
School	Wisbech Grammar School
Marital Status	Unmarried
Girlfriend	Seychelle de Vries
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Net Worth	$1 Million
Source of Wealth	Sports Industry
Height	6 ft 1 in
Weight	70 KG
Eye Color	Green
Hair Color	Light Brown
Chest Size	43 in
Waist Size	34 in
Bicep Size	11 US
Body Type	Slim
Links	Wikipedia

George Russell is a British racing driver. He is currently competing in ‘Formula One’ contracted to ‘Williams’. He finished 19th in the KF1 CIK-FIA World Championship during his final year of kart racing in 2013. In 2014, Russell competed in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship and entered the final race of the season at Snetterton in a four-way title battle with teammate Arjun Maini and the HHC Motorsport pairing of Sennan Fielding and Raoul Hyman.

How much is the Net worth of George Russell?

A racing driver named George Russell is thought to have a $1 million net worth. He currently makes more than $500K annually compared to $175K in 2019. He also receives a sizable salary from endorsement and sponsorship agreements with companies like Mercedes, Puma, AGM, BRDC, Alpinestars, and others. Also, he also enjoys driving, and he owns vehicles like the Mercedes-AMG C 53, a Land Rover, and more. As of right now, he is leading a cool lifestyle.

Mercedes announced George Russell will partner Lewis Hamilton in 2022

Lewis Hamilton will be joined on the starting grid by George Russell in 2022 after the British driver agreed to a long-term contract with Mercedes. He is now competing for Williams, where he has outperformed one of the field’s slowest vehicles by putting in a string of excellent drives. Since 2017, he has been a part of the Mercedes Young Driver Program, and his time at Williams was considered as a period of experience building in anticipation of one day moving up to Mercedes. The contract’s duration has not been made public. Russell, 23, made his Formula One debut with Williams in 2019, and is now experiencing his most successful season to yet. The British driver achieved his first podium finish in Belgium last month in a race that was postponed due to rain.

He has earned the moniker “Mr. Saturday” for his regularly strong qualifying efforts, which include a P2 finish at Spa-Francorchamps. It’s a significant day for me personally and professionally, but it’s also an emotional day, according to Russell. “I’m humbled and honored to be joining Mercedes next year, which is a significant career move, but it also means I’ll be bidding my teammates and colleagues at Williams farewell. It has been an honor to work with each team member and to represent the Williams brand in Formula One. Russell’s replacement has not yet been officially announced by Williams, but F1.com has learned that Red Bull reserve Alex Albon is the front-runner, with Nicholas Latifi expected to keep his position on the opposite side of the garage.

Early Years: Who are George Russell’s parents?

On February 15, 1998, in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England, the United Kingdom, George Russell was born. George William Russell is his legal name at birth. He and her share the British nationality and British-White ethnicity. He has British ancestry. His zodiac sign is Aquarius, and he practices Christianity. He will be 23 years old as of 2021. He was conceived by his mother, Alison, and his father, Steve.

Additionally, he has two older siblings named Cara and Benjy (sister). At the age of 7, he started karting after spending a lot of time around karting courses and his brother Benjy, who also participated in competitive racing. Russell went to Wisbech Grammar School for his education before relocating to Milton Keynes at the age of 18 to be nearer to his racing teams.

What is the Professional Career of George Russell?

George Russell first raced a kart in 2006. By 2009, he had won the British Open and MSA championships. He switched to the Rotax Mini Max division in 2010, where he won the British Grand Prix for Kartmasters, Super One, and Formula Kart Stars championships. The next year, in 2011, he advanced to the KF3 class, where he won the SKUSA Supernationals championship and was named the CIK-FIA European Champion. In 2012, he successfully defended his title. In 2013, his final year of karting, he placed 19th in the KF1 CIK-FIA World Championship. Then, in 2014, he entered his first single-seater race, competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series.

He had agreed to race for Prema Powerteam but switched to Koiranen GP at the last minute. Despite missing a round due to illness, he was still able to take home one podium finish at the Red Bull Ring and place fourth overall in the championship. After that, he participated in two rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship and the Moscow round with Koiranen GP before switching to Tech 1 Racing for the season finale at Jerez. As a guest competitor, he took the lead early in the season finale and won. The next year, in 2014, he raced for the reigning champions Lanan Racing in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship.

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After that, he competed in the season-ending race at Snetterton as one of four drivers vying for the championship, with Sennan Fielding and Raoul Hyman of HHC Motorsport and teammate Arjun Maini. He won the race, his sixth of the year, and went on to defeat Maini by just three points to claim the championship. Also, he beat out fellow finalists Alexander Albon, Ben Barnicoat, Sennan Fielding, Seb Morris, and Harrison Scott to win the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, becoming the youngest winner in the award’s history. He also received a £100,000 cash prize, membership in the British Racing Drivers’ Club, and a 2014 Formula One test with McLaren.

In February 2015, he became the youngest participant in the British Racing Drivers’ Club SuperStars program after being chosen as one of the twelve drivers. He advanced to Formula Three in the same year while driving for Carlin in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. In the season’s first race at Silverstone, he won for the first time. In September 2015, he then competed in the Masters of Formula 3 non-championship event at Zandvoort, where he placed fourth in the qualifying race before coming in second to teammate Antonio Giovinazzi. For the 2016 season, he switched to Hitech GP, where he had two victories and placed third overall.

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He made a contract with ART Grand Prix to compete in the GP3 Series in 2017. At the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, where he concluded the weekend in fourth and fifth place, he had a strong start to the year. He won the following GP3 Series race at the Red Bull Ring and earned his first-ever pole position. He also prevailed in a fierce struggle between Jack Aitken and Anthoine Hubert, teammates on the ART Grand Prix team, to secure his fourth victory of the year. In order to place himself in a position to win the championship at Jerez with a full round of the championship remaining to be held at Yas Marina, he also needed four victories, three pole positions, and five additional podium finishes.

In addition, he secured the 2017 GP3 Series championship after finishing fourth in race two, giving him an unbeatable advantage in the standings. He was officially announced as the reserve driver for Mercedes with Pascal Wehrlein for the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ART Grand Prix. At Bahrain, where he made his debut, he qualified in second place and placed fifth in the opening round of the championship. In Baku, he started from position 12 on the grid and recorded the fastest lap on his route to winning. He subsequently won his first season feature race in Barcelona after defeating Nyck de Vries in a battle of wills. This was his second victory of the year.

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In Monte-open Carlo’s practice, his engine failed. He responded in France at Le Castellet, winning his first Formula 2 pole position. After a season-long battle with fellow Brit Lando Norris, he went on to win the championship with a win in the main event at Abu Dhabi. He joined Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport at the start of 2017 as a member of their junior driver program. He was scheduled to drive for Force India in the opening practice session of the Brazilian Grand Prix, it was revealed in November 2017. It was also revealed that he would participate in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix’s opening practice session as a driver for them. At the post-Spanish Grand Prix test in May 2018, he was introduced as one of the Force India Pirelli Tyre Test Drivers.

Then, on October 13, 2018, it was revealed that he had signed a multi-year contract to compete for the Williams team in 2019. At the German Grand Prix, which was hampered by weather, he finished in 13th place but was later moved up to 11th after Alfa Romeo drivers were fined for using driver assistance. Romain Grosjean collided with Russell during an effort to overtake him in the Singapore Grand Prix, resulting in Russell’s first career retirement. Russell then collided with a wall. At the Russian Grand Prix, he once more had to retire due to a wheel nut problem. He finished the 2019 season in 20th place overall, the only driver without receiving a point. In 2020, he continued to compete for Williams. Due to a loss of fuel pressure, he had to retire from the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.

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After a wet qualifying session, he started the Styrian Grand Prix in 11th place, surpassing his prior best qualifying result. His Williams was struck by a wheel from Antonio Giovinazzi’s car, which caused him to fall out of the Belgian Grand Prix. He made the “worst error of [his] career” at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when he crashed out of 10th place while attempting to keep up with the safety car. Additionally, he replaced Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix after Hamilton’s coronavirus test result was positive.
Williams decided to keep him around for the 2021 campaign. His best grid position for Williams was 10th when Yuki Tsunoda was given a grid penalty.

He finished 12th at the French Grand Prix, qualified 11th at the Styrian Grand Prix, and qualified 11th again at the Austrian Grand Prix. Then, at the Austrian Grand Prix, he qualified for the third time in a Williams vehicle and began the race from position eight, the team’s highest grid position since 2017. He came in at position 11 when the race was over. At the British Grand Prix, he again qualified for Q3, but he was given a grid penalty for colliding with Carlos Sainz Jr. during the sprint qualifying session. He came in at number 12 at the line.

He started the Hungarian Grand Prix from position 17 on the grid and finished a career-best eighth (after Sebastian Vettel was disqualified), earning his first points for Williams. In the wet Belgian Grand Prix qualifying session, he placed second behind Max Verstappen, giving Williams its first front-row start since the 2017 Italian Grand Prix. In March 2021, he was chosen to serve as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association. He will replace Valtteri Bottas and team up with fellow Briton Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2022.

Awards, Achievements, and Championship Titles

• McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 2014
• BRDC SuperStar in 2015
• FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2018
• GP3 Series in 2017
• BRDC Formula 4 Championship in 2014

Who is girlfriend of George Russell?

Although George Russell is not yet married, he is also not unmarried. He is currently seeing Seychelle de Vries, a stunning woman. Russell was competing in the Formula 2 championship when they first met. The two have been dating for around two years, and as time has passed, their bond has grown even stronger. Seychelle de Vries, his partner, is Nyck de Vries’ sister, a Formula 2 driver. Right now, the couple is enjoying their life. He is not gay and has a straight sexual orientation.

Body Stats: How tall is George Russell?

George Russell is 6 feet 1 inches (or 185.5 cm) tall, which is a tall and ideal height. His healthy weight is 70 KG, or 154.5 pounds. His eyes are green, and his hair is a light brown tone. Also, his face is petite, and he has strong brows and thin lips. His biceps measure 11 US, his waist is 34 inches, and his chest is 43 inches. He has a slender build.

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