The future leader of the Mercedes team made the right calls to land his seat — and the right moves to secure it.
They call Formula One the “pinnacle of motorsports” for good reason. The global series features some of the world’s fastest and most sophisticated cars, most brilliant engineers, and most talented drivers. For the people in the sport, the climb to reach that pinnacle is the most daunting part of their careers. F1 coverage is designed to illuminate those sagas, and that’s what we’ll be doing in .
It was the first in a number of career-making sliding doors moments for Russell that would pave the way for him to become not only a grand prix winner with Mercedes, but an integral part of its F1 future. One thing that set Russell apart was his confidence. Wolff suggested Russell would be best joining one of Mercedes’ affiliated teams in Formula Three, a German operation called Mücke Motorsport. Russell preferred to race for Carlin, a Britain-based team that had Volkswagen engines.
Mercedes’ bigger bet on Russell would come the following year. After a tough season in which Russell said he “struggled a bit with Carlin struggled a bit personally”, he was offered a DTM test with BMW where he starred, outpacing its top race driver by over half a second. He was offered a professional contract with the manufacturer. But word of his performance had got back to Mercedes.
For his first full year as a Mercedes youngster in 2017, Russell moved to GP3 — now known as FIA F3 — and was eager to make up time by winning both GP3 and Formula Two at the first attempt. “Toto always said to me: ‘You focus on your job, and I’ll sort everything else out. Perform, and you’ll get your chance.’” Russell said.
But through the difficulty of 2020, Russell would make his greatest statement yet for a Mercedes F1 future.In December 2020, a second phone call taken in the bathroom would lead Russell to his next big career opportunity. With his three-year deal at Williams expiring and his case only strengthened by more impressive displays through 2021, Russell finally got his chance with Mercedes for 2022. While his first season was tough as Mercedes struggled to compete with Red Bull and Ferrari, he would end the year ahead of Hamilton in the standings and, importantly, as a grand prix winner, leading the team to a one-two in Brazil.
“It’s just been a lot of missed opportunities and stuff we learned from,” said Russell.“But in terms of pure performance, I think I’m performing better than ever.
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