F1 George Russell Illness And Health Update – George Russell is a well-known British racing driver who is said to have suffered from an illness recently. He currently competes in Formula One for Mercedes.
George William Russell, aka George Russell is a popular British racing driver currently competing in Formula One, the highest class of international racing, for Mercedes.
Born in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, he is the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Champion for Art and the 2017 GP3 Series Champion. Following his Formula 2 championship, he agreed for Williams in 2019.
He had made his debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, although George stood in for British racing driver Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
F1 George Russell Illness And Health Update
British racing driver George Russell has said he suffered chest and back pain during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Following the pain disproportionately affected Mercedes and warned drivers across the grid could not keep moving until the end of the season if the problem persisted.
George, however, managed to finish fourth at Imola, having started 11th. His Mercedes teammate, Lewis Hamilton, endures a fruitless and frustrating race in 13th and the race winner’s ignominy of being lapped by Max Verstappen.
The Mercedes suffered from the porpoising, the violent bouncing on the straight caused by the effect of ground aero unloading and loading, that stymied their car’s performance all season.
It was particularly severe at Imola, and to lessen it, Mercedes had to compromise their set-up, which ultimately affected tire grip and downforce with knock-on issues across the car.
What Happened To F1 George Russell?
George Russell stated he suffered back and chest pain during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. He was born to his father, Steve Russell, and his mother, Alison Russell, the youngest alongside two siblings.
He was raised along with his sister, Cara Russell, and an older brother, Benjy Russell.
His passion for racing led him to take up karting at the age of 7. He spent most of his time around karting tracks and his brother Benjy, who was also in competitive karting.
Growing up karting in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, George studied at the Wisbech Grammar School before moving to Milton Keynes at the age of 18 years old to be closer to his racing teams.
Like his father, Steve, George is also a fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers, commonly known as Wolves, Football Club. George started karting in 2006 and progressed through to the cadet class by 2009.
Career Earnings Of Britsh Racing Driver George Russell
According to CA Knowledge, George Russell has an estimated net worth of around $47 million US Dollars. Thanks to his successful career as a British racing driver.
In early 2017, he joined Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport as a part of their junior driver program. It has also announced that he would take part in both days of the Budapest test on 1-2 August.
In November of the same year, it was announced that the racing driver would make his Formula One practice debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix driving in the first practice season for Force India.
Subsequently, it was announced that Russell would drive for them in the first practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a Formula One motor race held on November 26, 2017.
