Is George Russell a future world champion (or not)?
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- Опубликовано: 5 май 2021
- George Russell is one of the more highly-regarded talents on the Formula 1 grid today. A Mercedes prodigy, Russell's performances throughout his entire career have led to him being cited as a potential future world champion. But does this hold water?
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2022: Russell gets promoted to Mercedes, Williams wins the new rules prep and wins Driver/Constructor championships
lol
Ooooof, poor George..
Loool
And mercedes slow
Bro actually got it right
Toto probably wants George to out qualify both mercs in a Williams, nearly impossib-
well well well 🤠
This aged well
Yup, that would be insane, I definitely couldn’t see it happ-
*spa 2021 enters the chat*
no way he could do that right?
“Which is why it will never happen.”
This aged well
🤣🤣
Like all of Joshs Videos do
Yeah aged very well I’d say with the way merc looking at the moment, but then again this will probably age horribly
Honestly, George must be frustrated in that Williams seeing his friends or at least people he raced with since junior years are in top cars at the moment and achieving things. 3 years is way too long to be in a shit box.
I sometimes feel Mercedes have dealt him a horrible hand, and Merc just doesn't deserve his loyalty. But then, I remember anecdotes like Toto and Bono rushing to comfort Russell post Sakhir, and really hope they will do right by him.
@@divijze Ya, Sakhir was such a great race if it wasn’t for George’s misfortune. I do hope the wait finally comes to end this year and we see George in the silver arrows winning races for them.
@@divijze Perhaps, but it's also on George to, as the song suggests, "Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." It's akin to a young lover in an affair believing that their older mate is indeed going to leave their happy, safe spouse.
@@J5L5M6 Hmm, wierd analogy. But, to stay in the same theme, George will then simply have to look for another partner. While he isn't exactly in an unhappy marriage with Williams, it also isn't a match made in heaven. If Merc, for whatever reason, chooses not to promote GR, he will simply have to find a new lover.
Remember he had a 3 year deal with williams. It ends this year, so that means, he will either go to mercedes somehow, or look for places in other teams.
Current grid :
Russell - Future WC
Max - Future WC
Leclerc - Future WC
Lando - Future WC
Danny Ric - Future WC
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Lewis - Am gonna drive for 10 more years. Bwahaha.
If they have him ,Kimi,Alonso,bottas for few more years.f1 will start loosing race aspirants and viewers.
There are shit load of talented drivers waiting in the feeder series..
All the respect to Lewis but he really needs to retire. It's boring watching him win all the time.
I get the most enjoyment at watching whose going to come P2 P3 and P4 instead as P1 is already secured by Lewis
There is a sign that Lewis will losing his touch if he will become WC this year. But if he wants to smash more records despite his age, candidates would probably work hard to beat him before his retirement
That's what makes Lewis and other world champs different
Schumi won the last title at 35 , and at 36 he started losing out ( but the car was dogpoop ) and still lost out with a good car in 2006. He might have retired at suzuka , but mechanical failures are a part of winning and losing . On the other hand Lewis might be little bit slower than Michael , but he can put 23.2 on the board every race meanwhile Michael can do 22.5 for different races . He is pushing himself beyond his age and limits of the car and that's why comparing him with others is stupid
it seems to me, that lewis started doing slightly worse after covid... partly it's the car, but i think partly it's the age and after effects... there's been some mistakes that we generally did not see from him before (but that might also just be lack of fighting done in the past years)
Glad someone adresses Kubica basically having one functional hand after his accident. It puts everything he's done since into perspective. Pure raw willpower to reach F1 again even if there was no way he would be competitive, but he even grabbed a point over a highly rated teammate
You really could see how it affected him today, during the first practice session in Spain where he spun the alfa into gravel. Absolutely gutting.
I felt so sorry for Kubica after seeing him today. I wish he never got in that rally car.
@@user-vl7xw8tb8z that puts into perspective teams not being very eager to let their drivers participate in other disciplines like in the past.
Fans may hate it, but not only Renault at the time but Ferrari too lost a future driver in a rally that wasn't even a WRC event. Imagine how different the 2010 or 2012 campaigns could have been with Kubica in the second Ferrari rather than Massa
@@thenaysmith6181 I think he's mostly out of practice, he's still fast
It's literally mentioned in every Video I saw about the man, the myth, the legend. Everyone is always impressed how he basically drives one handed.
You missed out that Russel's overtake on Bottas was after the tyre f**k up was done on fresh tyres compared to Bottas' old ones. Small but cautional point
Yeah I'm not sure why everyone seems to gloss over that... Safety car restart with old Hards defending against new Mediums.
It doesn't really matter does it? The overtake on track was nice, but before the pit stops he was already driving away from Lewis' wingman.
He also missed out that Russel got toved by Bottas. This guy is a joke.
@@TomEvans-gy5kq being hot-headed as usual. And then they wonder why he blows every points chance
This.
You could have put Mazepin in that Mercedes. Taking into account the tyre situation, anyone would have overtaken VB
This video hits different after George outqualified Hamilton in a Williams
And hits different when he's signed on for 2022
and hits even differenter after he did it again
@@hummel_brummel the difference in which George hits is quite massive indeed.
The madlad did it twice now, SPA and Russia.
*twice
5:54 it's not Dec, 2021. That would be time travel!
h e l l o
Josh it LITERALLY says December 2020 in the clip you inserted just after that fopar you gooseneck xD
what if it is true???
Exactly. Ahhh😅
Imagine if Lewis gets Covid again this year in December.
@Blaize - H1Z1/CS lol
You know the calibre of driver Josh is talking about is different when none of the championship finishes have been below 10th other than f1
Russell is already older than Leclerc, Norris, Verstappen and even Stroll. And all those drivers have had more success than him including Stroll at Williams when he was only 19. Kubica got a point, Russell didn't. Fact is maybe he is better than Bottas, but there are many drivers already better than Russell who Mercedes should go for over him. Heck I'd take Gasly over Russell any day of the week. The reality is he never outperforms the car and always has an excuse.
@@CoopMauKona Stroll was at Williams during there decent. Russell has been there since rock bottom. A drivers success should never be just weighted on finish position. Comparing Russells results to Lando, Leclerc or Verstappen is like he'll never win a wdc since hes not won one in 3 years in a Williams
@@CoopMauKona just to let you know, Russell is born in February 1998, which is a few months later than Verstappen and Leclerc, and a few months earlier than Stroll. Also, comparison in age doesn’t really make sense, since they all have been in F1 longer than George (except for Norris).
@@CoopMauKona You're completely clueless about F1 aren't you
@@CoopMauKona anyone who watched f1 knows that’s not true at all. Alonso back in 2001 was in a minardi and doing very little results wise. But you only had to watch him drive and see what he was doing with it to see there was something there. It’s the same with Russell. He’s on par with leclerc and max for me. They will be the 3 who have the most natural talent when Lewis is gone
Russel is one of the best drivers in 2022 never been below top 5 in 11 races, hes consistent with a bad car in a new team.
hes out performing Sir Lewis and is showing improvements every race, hes def a force to be reckoned with and given a good car can probably go toe to toe with max in a few seasons.
One of 5 drivers to win
I remember taking my first proper look at George driving. It was the Tuscan gp weekend and he went into the gravel or something and saved it beautifully. I was so impressed that I went to do my research on him and became a fan from there
Edit: 5:28 is what I’m talking about I’m pretty sure
Honestly Valtteri got brothered by a RUclips comment that lead to his "tho whom it may concern" quote, so it's not unlikely that he'll watch this video. To which I say, hi Valtteri keep doing your best my man
This is surprisingly wholesome
Finally! Something positive about Valtteri.
Jos Valtteri lukee tän niin toi ei ollu mitää piilovittuilua, sä oot aina mun silmissä paras
@@reimssi no siis....
Valtteri's record as an F1 driver says more about M-B as a team than it does about Valtteri's ability.
Thank you, this is absolutely wholesome.
It’s one thing predicting George may or may not be a future WDC, but predicting Hamilton will get COVID on 1st December again in 2021 is bold...😄 5:53
He also predicted all of the dialogue :o
Yeah, but if Lewis were to get covid again, i suspect they might turn towards either Stoffel Vandoorne or Nyck De Vries. Merc knows what George can do, so evaluating what Stoff or Nyck can do is propably what they'd go for
who tf is George May? 🤔🤔
Uh...whoops 😄
James May's long lost cousin
You want to know what makes Russell’s stand-in for Hamilton more impressive? Look at how long it’s taking the drivers who switched teams this season to get comfortable and FAST in their new cars; it makes what Russell was able to do last season HUGE for me. I’m not a Merc or Williams fan, in fact, I dislike but respect Merc. As a newer viewer I felt drawn to Charles Leclerc, so I pull for him. I absolutely love F1 though, it’s completely different than any other sport, in the way I look at it. All other sports I have MY team, with F1 I love the sport. I root for multiple teams and drivers, I love the storylines, RUclips videos, tech videos, engineering breakdowns, etc all of it!
But at the same time, the car you are drafted into is important. The Merc is an incredibly stable car with good aero and a great engine, when say Fisi went from great performances in the Force India to absolute dog shit in the Ferrari it was no surprise as while the Ferrari was in theory a better car, it was also a car that was not easy to handle. The Force India handled better, and had a Merc engine. Russell on the other hand went from one of the worst handling cars to the out and out best car on the grid. Still yes he took to it like a duck to water but the car was easier to adapt to. None of this takes away how he trounced the incumbant 2nd driver.
Yup. Seb and Danny Ric get 3 or 4 seasons. Russell gets one race. Which he dominated comfortably.
I'm sure he's tested in the Merc before for years so wasn't cold entry into a merc, but still impressive
why does everyone ignore the idea of mercedes not exchanging bottas for russel because Toto doesn't want vietnam flashbacks from nico and hamilton
They keep Valtteri because he is fast enough and agressive when need be
Wtf are you on literally every video on the topic mentions it's likely because merc don't want another rosberg Hamilton
Maybe because half the audience came from Netflix and doesn't know jack shit about F1 from just a few years ago.
Not aggressive enough at all
Because if merc don't sign him soon, they'll lose him.
@@ivailok3376 aaaaahhhhh good old gate keeping
He's getting everything out of the Williams and is really outperforming it. Future world champion to be honest
No driver can out perform a car... they can drive it to its limit for sure but out driving a car is impossible.
But I agree he gets everything out of it.
@@rhyswilliams4893 dude thats a expression not a statement , stop yours childish counter texts and start behaving like a grown up. dumb 🤦♂️
Unless he's unlucky
Yeah like throwing away points 4 times so far , nothing special , people like to hype everyone and everything , great junior careers don't always translate to good F1 career, I will be proved wrong if he scores some points this year , again in portimao he slipped away at the re-start ,much like mugello where he almost stalled at the restart , many people blaming it on the wind which might be true but he would have lost those places nothelesss
Russell Leclerc Verstappen and Norris
Man the future of F1 looks amazing. FIA dont mess up the rules
On similar machinery it could be amazing
@Jon Dash FIA - i'm going to do what's called a pro gamer move
Don't forget Mick Schumacher
@@colinvlaar8704 nah he's good but not that good. He wasn't even the best driver during his championship winning season in F2 imo, he just managed to score the most points
Yuki
"Williams' futile attempt to gain points"
I'll take things that aged horribly for 800
Everything Josh says ends up aging horribly haha
@@AH-be6bu yup, here we are again
I say it ends really well
yea williams have earned points in the last 3/4 races, not to mention the podium in the Belgian GP 2021
now george has got a p2 in the williams (im quali but thats still mega impressive)
Rain is equal conditions but still impressive
Russell definitely has potential, he just needs a lucky break
He got it at Sakhir... and then Mercedes pitstop lol
@@deeznoots6241 he still walked all over Bottas at Sakhir
@@fabulouschild2005 agreed
@@deeznoots6241 I'm happy that it happened, Russel shown even more skill and speed
Talan Ferris-Morris Yeah, then drove worse than Latifi in Portimao. Russell is too inconsistent for now, he needs to improve himself as a driver and stop throwing away points before he goes to Mercedes. Need I remind you what happened when everyone was excited about Gasly and Albon?
Russell is brilliant in qualifying, sure, but points are on Sunday, and you won’t get any if you can’t do the job then as well.
IMO Him, Charles, Max and Lando are all future world champions
Lando probably going to be the same as Jenson Button
nah. Only Max and Charles
Depends on who could can make the best car with the new regulations. Hope Ferrari and McLaren can catch up.
@Kwesi Lawrence with a budget it’s really to stay at the top just by massively overspending
And hope the fia keeps shaking things up
Would hate to break it to you, but it’s highly unlikely to see more than 2 different world champions in the same era of modern F1. If Mercedes carries its momentum George may become a world champion, but out of many generational talents, the 2 most likely to win a title in the next decade is Max and Charles with the small potential for Lando or George to snag a title with a lucky package. I really hope I will be wrong on the long run and we will see interesting title fights for many years without way too dominant cars, but knowing how F1 was in the past 2 decades, I am standing by my opinion for a very valid reason.
He's definitely one of my favorites. Hope he gets a better shot with a competitive car in the near future
I mean take into account Valteri was on really old hards vs George's fresh softs. That pass was bound to happen.
The Robert Kubica hand analogy is sending tears down my face 😭😭😭
Same :(
Yeah man that's rude
@@gouthamanguna7007 We never Josh's actual image, perhaps he has a withered wanking hand. In that case I guess it ok maybe tp be school yard cruel to a legend like Kubica.
Doesn't feel right to make fun of someone who achieved so much with a disability.
chill out guys, Robert would definitely laugh this off if he would hear that
"Charles Leclerc could be a world champion if Ferrari stop being themselves."
OMG I love it. And they also need to get rid of Binotto because that's also important.
I don't think they need to get rid of Binotto but they should put him back in his technical officer job and get someone in to put pick up the team principle role, he was CTO in 2017 and 2018 and they were the last time Ferrari were title contenders so he must have been doing something right.
@@danielmullins9953 arrivabene was the team principal these years.He did a marvelous job that binotto can't do.I believe he will stay for 2022 and if the car is not competitive enough he will leave
@@bestoftherest1031 I know he was team principal at that time but what I'm saying is you cant compete for championships without a good car and without Binotto as CTO the cars have really gone down hill. He never asked to be team principal so I don't think he'll get fired and he loves Ferrari and has been with them for a long time so I don't think he'll leave. I think he'll step down back into his CTO job and Ferrari will get someone else in as team principal, but I wonder who they would get?
They need to rehire Maurizio (i don't know how spell his name but the guy they had in 2017)
They need to put Binotto where he belongs and where his expertise lays: ICE/PU engineering. That dudes a engineer, not a leader.
But "getting rid of him" would be the most Ferrari thing to do, because they don't know how to be grateful towards their employees (Binotto plays a huge part in Schumis success for example).
Part of me hopes he sticks it out with Williams and wins his first championship with them. I know that’s a long shot, and also that Williams have a LONG way to go, but with the new regulations finally coming into effect next year, they could potentially jump up the order pretty quickly.
What can I say, I’m a sucker for a great underdog story.
That would be similar to Leicester winning the PL :D
Lol. Even better.. he’s in a Mercedes now
I remember meeting him at Australia 2019, and compared to most drivers he was really open and a really nice guy. I think he deserves to get that Mercedes seat, the janitor needs the boot
Russell reminds me a lot of Jacques Villeneuve. He is extremely talented and very promising, but a series of poorly-timed moves between teams could destroy his career and render him an eternal backmarker. Let's hope that Russell has the luck later in his career than Jacques had earlier in his career.
He hasn't moved from team to team. A lot of great drivers had to drive bad cars early in their careers. I really want to see him up front though, he is one of my favourite drivers and it's a shame that he is still fighting for p16 in most races.
@@nickklavdianos5136, true, but very few drivers (particularly those of Russell's talent) stay in those backmarker slots for long. The natural progression to a midfield Mercedes team is not an option since both Aston Martin drivers are locked in for the foreseeable future. So, he needs the Hail-Marry send of moving straight to Mercedes. We really need an additional one to two teams in F1.
@@flyingphoenix113 I think the difference is Jacques Villenueve was up to his forehead with arrogance.
Hmm, more Nico Hulkenberg I'd say. JV had the benefit of starting in a top team.
well hes in mercedes next season
He’s definitely going to be in the Mercedes in the future so if the Mercedes is still a great car then he will be.
As long as Toto Wolfe is in charge they will be top tier for years to come
"definitely"
Absolutely no certainty. Lewis LITERALLY 20 mins ago (of this comment) said "I'd like to see Valtteri in this car next year too". Merc bosses are bloody happy winning the WCC and near guaranteeing a 1-2 without any issues. We want Russell yes, but there's literally no reason for Merc to switch out the current pairing, if they keep winning the WCC.
@@kalyanpm6803 I wouldn't be surprised if RB sweep up Russell, that's if he's not in that Merc next year
@@9279chomp that would probably just hurt red bull. Having two drivers as equal as max and Russel (even though max is of course faster but they are pretty close) in a top team won't work because there ain't a chance in hell any one of them will agree to play second fiddle to the other one
Not really.
I've followed him through his junior formulas and you're definitely right - he has the potential and is a special talent. However, whilst I agree Merc probably don't want GR coming in upsetting the balance and ending up with an inter-team fight - I also think that they feel he needs a bit more experience / maturity developed first before they stick him in the hotseat. Quali king sure - but as you said, KUB kept him pretty honest in a lot of races. He makes a fair few mistakes, has a lot of poor starts, and dropping it behind the safety car is argghaghghhhahagh frustrating when you're rooting for the kid. He'll come good and by that I mean excellent.
Here after he qualified 2nd in Belgium
5:53 Josh living in the future.
Well, if Toto won't give him the seat to better cater to Sir Lewis Hamilton, I'm pretty sure there's many teams keeping an eye on him. Give him a mid-field car and watch the magic happen.
Yeah vettel is on his way out so I’m sure astin would gladly take on George
Seriously! I like the Merc team and Toto but it is getting too much now. Toto keeps saying that if George does well he will get the Merc seat. He already has proven himself on certain occasions and Toto just seems to be wasting his time now. If Merc still keeps the same lineup for next year which will probably be confirmed before the season ends, I think George will definitely start looking elsewhere. Even though it's highly unlikely, seeing him in Red Bull would be amazing!
@@arjunnair8037, look at you vent. Do you think anyone at Merc will see this? 🤣😂
@@AozoraUltra2006 Lmao what makes you think Vettel is on his way out? His race pace in the last 2 weekends was improved. He outqualified and matched Lance in an obsolete car.
@@arjunnair8037 Russell has a 3 year contract with williams until the end of 2021
5:53 Lewis getting covid again confirmed
Russell is the example that answers the question "does someone have talent and would that someone get results if they had a better equipment"
Vettel is also an example of that, put him in a RedBull like the old days and he'll just dominate
@@m1co294 agreed
Yes he is, he just cannot show his true potential in that williams. Lando and Albon got pretty lucky that they got to drive cars that could challenge for points
Well, Albon had a car that could challenge for race wins
Albon simply did not perform at all, its a shame that Russell got stuck in a car that was nowhere near points. Whilst Albon could have gotten wins if he just performed at that level.
What? This year's Williams can definitely challenge for points on specific circuits , I mean latifi qualified p14 in that car and he's always last so I guess you should expect George to not bin it again
@@ruffemoto I'd argue that the RB-16 was a race winning car only if you can tame it. RB spent the entire season stabilising the car because the car was unstable and only Max can get any speed out of it. The last few races of the season where the RB-16 is mentioned to be vastly improved has Albon getting to 4th no problem.
The thing with Albon was that he did have good performances in 2019. It was his rookie season and he got into red bull half way through and did well. Everyone knew red bull were going to keep him for 2020 and it seemed like the right call. Everyone thought he would improve through the off season. But the unstable nature of the RB 16 was his downfall. At certain races he performed well. And he started performing well at the end of the season too. At abu dhabi Lewis himself said that Albon pushed him and made it difficult for him which is what red bull wants. Just unfortunate for him to end up out of F1
7:00 That mazespin reference was beautiful
I can´t wait for a future Title fight between Charles, Max, Lando and George. Imagine a season like 2010 or 2012.... Awesome Video man I love your content
I was at the sakhir gp and we were all mesmerized by his performance but also heartbreaking
I think Josh would explode if Sir Lancelot ever won the title.
And his hater too
_Can Russell win a championship?..._
George in Williams firesuit: .....😐
George in Mercedes firesuit: *Yes.* 😈
George will choke on another top 10 this season
Just like Denny chokes on wins
@@simoneburini4036 how is he supposed to get top 10 with the second worst car on the grid? You tell me
@@llloyd9589 it was a joke. He has already wasted 2 top 10 opportunities, but I'm not doubting his talent, just like I think that Denny Hamlin is doing a really good NASCAR season despite not having won a race this year yet.
@@simoneburini4036 hey, i dont think you understand what qualifying and race pace is. If a car performs good under qualifying doesnt mean it will perform good in the race. We have seen it for the past 3 years that williams' race pace is even poorer than their qualifying pace. It has all to do with how the car deals with changes in fuel load and how it behave with tyee temps etc. So i wouldn't say he wasted two opportunities. The opportunities were never there.
@@askeladden450 well, he clearly had the pace to pass a Mercedes at Imola, so...
BTW, stop acting like I'm hating on George lol
Russell has a lot of clear potential, what's harder to assess is just how good he'll be. He led well in Sakhir on a track Mercedes dominated, but a typical championship campaign is far more challenging than that. I'll be honest, at the moment his Sunday composure is questionable, he's dragging that Williams to places it shouldn't be but also costing himself some chances to score those elusive points.
10:55 whos here when Russel is signed to Mercedes for 2022
Well, whether George does become world champion or not, I think we can all agree that the future of F1 is looking very bright with the likes of him, Charles, Lando, Max... just to name a few.
Get in there Lewis :-/
@@danijelujcic8644 And Alonso. Best Alonso I have seen since 2014.
I find it crazy that Russell almost ended up as a BMW driver in DTM at one point
He'd be better off there
@Nnaemeka Omeruo Alex now is in DTM
@Nnaemeka Omeruo yep
@@wendigockel He would not.
Being in a shit F1 team is much better than being in DTM simply because F1 is the pinnacle of motorsports.
Still feel the Imola crash was George being pissed off that he wasn’t in that Merc
He might not even be their best option. They're paying close attention to Ocon right now.
We should also remember that he won the Virtual F1 Championship last year - I know it wasn't the most serious competition (with OAPs, footballers, shed dwellers and bananas making up part of the grid) but it wasn't easy by any means!
Virtual what? I guess I would be world champion if I beat Tyson in a virtual match
You forgot to mention that bottas was on old and cold hard tiers after the merc made a pitstop mistake.
Thank you!
And that before Aitken hit the wall he was constantly catching Russel at over 3 tenths a lap on track with 3 breaking zones.
You don´t see the problem right? Let me ask you simple question: What was Bottas doing behind him first part of the race? He was not supposed to be there... Bottas was supposed to lead by solid margin but he somehow wasnt there. Your only argument was set of tires which makes sense but thing you dont talk is first part where George dominated
@@jamescleanair5471 turn one overtake, happens to the best... He was catching as soon as they were on the hards, and He was catching FAST
@@firex6525 A fact all these blind people choose to ignore to fit their narrative. I feel for Valtteri Bottas and the unnecessary hate he gets.
The 7:20 moment only happened because bottas had to wait like 50 seconds while they fitted his hard tyres back on which were cold af so no grip or anything
People seems to forget that Valteri also got affected and even more by the pitstop incident, but russell fanboys will gladly omit that part
@Nnaemeka Omeruo Tbh Bottas haters are usually Russell fanboys
@Nnaemeka Omeruo can't catch a break? He's been in the best car on the grid since he joined Mercedes and has been no where near the title.
@@liam4603 Ah there he is, what took you so long?
@@eggman1006 exactly, probably because it was "russels weekend" in bahrian so people dont wanna remeber what everyone else did
5/27/2022 Russell Most Consistent driver on the grid never finished above top 5.
You mean "below"....
@@sidharthtirkey44 above until 2021
Seeing the time it takes the drivers that switched teams this season to get to pace and then looking back at George's performance in the Mercedes makes me wonder
That. Or that Merc is so fucking good that it dampens your mistakes.
5:46 love the editing here, josh says "mercedes" and its like russell heard him
Noticed that too! Really cool.
I really see George Russell being a future world champ, he has talent for sure, and i believe he will be the one replacing Hamilton at Mercedes when he will retire/change team
change team? why would he want to leave the best team on the grid. pretty sure he will retire
@@shivalingarajklingaiah705 salary
@@mayhare55555 Hamilton is never leaving Merc unless they somehow turn to shite.
@@faisholjunaria8880 even if his salary turn shite in the contract?
@@mayhare55555 Don't see any team being able to pay Lewis the type of money is getting at Merc.
I can’t wait for your reaction when Bottas signs an extension
Everyone wants their favorite driver in that seat, so Bottas gets a ton of hate. However unless your favorite driver is Max, they won't push him.
Me too dog, me too
I can't wait for YOUR reaction when Russell signs with Mercedes
Mate, after the Dutch grand prix it is seeming impossible for Bottas to sign an extension
@@megamastermind1076 yep
Right as you said ‘a really big crash,’ I got an ad for A Quiet Place, accompanied by a loud swooshing noise. Timing couldn’t have been more perfect.
Please do a video on what happened to stoffel vandourne or pascal wherline
They are driving in formula vacuum
Idk man I just feel **atm** u cant keep him along side verstappen and leclerc......I want to see him a full season in a car which is not a lawnmower then we can judge
True
he competed with them already and did very well
Whos here post spa qualifying 2021 seeing George Russell in p2 in a williams
Latifi:Casually driving a blue tractor
Russel:Pushing ths tractor to its limits
If He gets a Mercedes seat, he will be World Champion, 100%
Depends if Mercedes are as dominant with the new regulations then they are now
nothing is 100% in racing, but yeah, this guy will most likely be at the top of the standings A LOT
@@walle7284 Pretty sure they will. I believe the reason for their domination are not the regulations, but Toto Wolff.
@Nnaemeka Omeruo nah
Always look forward to these videos 👍
I heard on a podcast that the bad restart in Mugello was a software problem, according to the Williams mechanics, George hit his marks perfectly but they were set wrong so it didn't translate to a good restart.
This is excellence video talking about as George Russell has left Williams racing it a good point as him is now at Mercedes in 2022 so hope George can become a future world Champion like Jenson who won 2009 F1 world championship back in history of the Sport. thank you the driving history of George Russell in his career in racing.
You're going to hell for those Kubica jokes. 😂
He will not pass go; he will not collect 200
I think Leclerc is underrated actually how good that guy is
lando - buenos noches, i'm good too...:(
Leclerc is great but makes too many mistakes. He's improved on that front, mind.
@@Dwagginz idk about that 'too many'. Its just that he makes such a big fuss about any mistake he mades that he makes us think like that.
@@Dwagginz Nowhere near as many as Max was making at the same point in his F1 career. Heck, even Lewis had some pretty awful incidents back in his McLaren days.
Not at all
June 2022: George is in Mercedes, has beaten Lewis on most of the races so far. Beautiful.
I would love to see George in a Merc especially if it means that assuming Ferrari gets back in business and McLaren continues where they are going, we may have a solid fight between Leclerc, Norris, and Russel for many years to come
Russel man he NEEDS that merc seat and it's painful seeing him in Williams I love him and he deserves it
Then marry him
@@wendigockel u got his number
Russell is NO JOKE! He showed his potential in Sakhir where he should have won that race.
Not to mention the two setbacks
@@ruthlesslegend6377 true
he was driving the best car
@@stephencruse6525 So was the guy he breezed past
@@stephencruse6525 While it is the best car he breezed past Bottas and made like 10 overtakes in a gallant recovery drive before getting a puncture. He also caught up to Bottas and almost overtook him on pace alone WHILE IN A WILLIAMS
7:56 the face of a man who just got his future stolen
he almost scored points in the styrian gp in a williams
Bottas and Stroll scored points and got Podiums in a Williams🤗
@@shanelouisecipriano1868 Yes but williams had a much better car back then
just go back a decade, remember when sergio perez, kamui kobayashi, sebastien buemi, nico hulkenberg were future world champions? i've heard "X is a future world champion" too many times
@Nnaemeka Omeruo welcome to motorsports, that's exactly what makes it special
@Nnaemeka Omeruo It's the same for football, Messi wouldn't have won champions leagues and league titles if he played for Fulham
@Nnaemeka Omeruo generally if your that special a big team will sign you. I don't really see your point considering I can't remember an elite level driver from the last 20 years that never ended up in a top team
@Nnaemeka Omeruo used my brain, remembered harder, nothing comes up. Would like to know which elite driver you think in the last 20years never got into a top team
@Nnaemeka Omeruo Kobayashi was good but not really elite imo, perez like driver
10:02 and 10:49 are the most true statements in the Mercedes situation and that’s why I think Bottas might stay for 2022 if Lewis dosent retire
Game on now
Best video yet and you're spot on! Give the people what they want 😎👍
Seeing this vid after hes confirmed in a merc
5:54 how are they living in the future?
Bottas is not there to push Lewis. He is there to earn points for Merc and not rock the boat and Bottas knows this.
Bottachello.
that weekend he had at merc tells me all i need to know about what hes capable of.
not only that he was that fast in a fast car, but also that he held his nerves in a one shot opportunity.
shame the mercedes pit crew and strategy completely imploded that sunday.
Wish Granted and he's fourth in the points in the summer break.
7:33 That overtake puts a smile on my face... I was jumping and screaming while watching that live
One of the greatest overtakes of the year. Particularly for what it meant
Too bad bottas had hard tyres that were very old
Tyres paid a big part in that, weird this dude didn't mention that. I get that Bottas is hated because everyone believes their favorite driver would challenge Lewis in that seat, but that's likely not true.
Honestly I don't know. He's driven that Williams like hell and got everything out of it, but he's never felt the pressure of driving a competitive car for a whole season.
Right now he's driving with nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Great driver, great prospect but we've said that about so many before him.
People always forget that, handling pressure can be the difference.
@@Zachary_McLaren Many seem to say George is best under pressure though.
Interestingly, it might be good fortune for Russell that he’s in a Williams. He’s getting plenty of seat time where any half decent performance is a bonus. As opposed to Gasly and Albon who have both been chewed up and spat out of a top tier team cementing the end of any meaningful career in F1. Russell’s timing and performance in the Mercedes was perfect. It put him in the radar as being a genuine talent and contender for a seat at Mercedes. The question is - do Mercedes want to upset the apple cart by having a number 2 that will fight Lewis every step of the way?
Love the respect of calling sir lewis sir lewis the whole video
10:58 opinions that didn't age well
All I want him to do is to grow out of the Mr. Saturday role and finally have some better luck he (or his team) won’t bottle on sunday :(
Well it's more due to the fact that the car is horrible in dirty air rather than him not performing in the race - nothing he can do there
@@MarkoPejic14 yeah it has a clear lack of race pace and the safety car didn’t help at all either last weekend. We all just want him to get a slightly capable package to shine. Nobody wants to see another Nico Hulkenberg or Vandoorne story unfold.
@@beseakos Well he officially now has more podiums than Hulkenberg and Vandoorne lmao
The battle between Rosberg and Hamilton was thrilling but I'm still sad over the loss of their friendship - does make you wonder is a sport really worth those you're close to?
Russel out qualifying bottas is something but our qualifying sir Lewis is just hilarious
His reaction to Bottas after that crash was 100% more telling as to why he won’t get that seat
after that he would deserve a seat in somewhere else in a whole different association
lol no its not. merc doesnt want hamilton to have to actually compete. thats why things are the way they are. not to mention keeping russell in a slow car also keeps him out of the fight. so they have their cake and are eating it too. his only chance is to walk and go to another team. no matter what he does or proves.
@@angels22faz that's not the reason. That crash shows he still needs to learn. No one who had a run on someone would try to overtake on a very damp track. Not even Leclerc, Lando or Verstappen would take that risk. That impatience is heavily the reason he won't be in a Merc anytime soon, not even if Valtteri is doing an ok job.
Perfect scenario for Merc is Lewis and Valterri. No friction. Totto doesn’t want that to happen again. But we all want to see George in that Merc!
someone who gets it!
i don't, you don't speak for me
Dude, it's like you were preaching in end lol, " we need...." ☠️☠️😂😂
2022 Here he Comes mr George Russel ready to rock and Rolla for mercedes.
A future world champion? That Sakhir performance before the pits is the answer.
One good race makes him a future world champion? You F1 fans are so dumb sometimes...
@Nnaemeka Omeruo honestly he adapted very well in his first merc race, meanwhile checo still struggling to adapt with his rb atm
He's amazing on Saturdays but once Sunday comes along, he falls apart.
Well he doesn't the car does!
@@yesviraj Schumacher also has a shitty car (a worse one than the Williams), but his race pace is good considering the car.
That's something that doesn't happen with Russell
@@zacariascisneros6399 If he would have bad race pace, then he wouldn't be able to hold faster cars like Alpine or AM behind him. + you can judge Schumacher' race pace just with Mazepin
5:53 damn we time traveling
8:25 George physically forces his way into the Mercedes seat
Why are we pretending like Latifi and Mazepin are bad drivers? They are probably the next greatest drivers in formula 1.
Jokes aside, Latifi is alright, he's quite underrated, a bit like Lance Stroll, a fast driver, but also a pay driver. Ignoring the groping incident, (and a bunch of other stuff he did) Mazespin, is a "good" driver, but not good enough for F1 imo. Really the only reason he is in F1 is because he's a pay driver.
Funniest part was claiming stroll might win a world championship
F1 is unique in that it gives out an individual championship but it's heavily a team sport. It would be a bit like FIFA awarding the World Cup only to the captian of the winning team. Because individual drivers' fates are so heavily dependent on their seat there are usually a number of guys on the scene that could win the championship with a strong car. Russell will probably be one going forward but it's going to depend on a lot of things that are far too up in the air. I mean, with the spending cap coming into effect combined with the new regs in 2022, who knows if Mercedes will even be all that good? So simply saying that if George went to Merc he'd be annointed as the shoe-in to fight with Max for the championship really doesn't work.
To be fair to bottas, both at sakirh and imola he was on bad tires (worn tires in Bahrain and he just left the pits in imola) while George had fresh/optimal tires.