“I think he does a great job”- Toto Wolff reviews the performance of George Russell after first two races

Samriddhi Jaiswal | 02/04/2022
"I think he does a great job"- Toto Wolff reviews the performance of George Russell after first two races

George Russell made a step up from Williams to Mercedes at the beginning of the 2022 season and Toto Wolff is impressed.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is impressed by the performance of George Russell with the Mercedes. Russell moved to the Brackley based team after spending three seasons at Williams.

Mercedes are eight-time Constructors’ Champions but this year the team is lagging behind. Mercedes stands third in the pecking order following the new regulations behind Ferrari and Red Bull.

But despite Mercedes’ problems this year Russell bounced back from a compromised first qualifying session in Bahrain and delivered a P4.

In Saudi Arabia, Hamilton could only manage a P10. Meanwhile, Russell had a relatively better weekend with P5 behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.

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Toto Wolff very happy with George Russell

While Mercedes is trying to get its powertrain back on speed, Wolff expressed his satisfaction at how Russell has adapted to life alongside Hamilton.

“I think he does a great job,” Wolff said. “[But] he’s not given a tool to fight at the front, where he and Lewis deserve to be.”

“George has proven that he has the ability of racing at the front, but simply at the moment, we’re not providing him with the car.

“I’m very happy with his performance overall,” he further added.

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Samriddhi Jaiswal

Samriddhi Jaiswal is an F1 editor and writer at The SportsRush. She started her career as a business journalist but soon found her calling in lights out here we go! Samriddhi has been a Ferrari fan even when her interaction with F1 was occasional. Her first real experience with the thrilling sport came when Charles Leclerc clinched his iconic victory in Spa and Monza and painted the track red. Now, a Tifosi, Samriddhi is a hardcore fan of the prancing horse and can relate to the chaos within the Italian camp and also admires Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. Off the track, she finds her home in books and musical instruments.

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