George William Russell is a British racing driver. He was the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Champion for ART and the 2017 GP3 Series Champion. Russell signed for Williams in 2019, making his début at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, alongside Robert Kubica. Russell is contracted to drive for Williams until the conclusion of the 2021 season.
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George William Russell is a British racing driver. He was the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Champion for ART and the 2017 GP3 Series Champion. Russell signed for Williams in 2019, making his début at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, alongside Robert Kubica. Russell is contracted to drive for Williams until the conclusion of the 2021 season, although he stood in for Lewis Hamilton at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. Russell began karting in 2006 and progressed through to the cadet class by 2009, becoming MSA British champion and British Open champion. In December 2014, Russell became the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, beating fellow finalists Alexander Albon, Ben Barnicoat, Sennan Fielding, Seb Morris and Harrison Scott. In February 2015, Russell was announced as one of the twelve drivers selected to join the British Racing Drivers’ Club SuperStars programme. He took part in the Moscow round with Koiranen GP before switching to Tech 1 Racing for the final round of the season at Jerez. In 2014, he made his single-seater debut, racing in the Formula Renault 2. 0 Alps championship. As a prize for winning the BRDC Formula 4 championship, Russell tested a GP3 car with Arden Motorsport at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Russell won the final race of the 2014 Formula 4 Championship with defending champions Lanan Racing.
He finished fourth in the championship despite missing a round through illness, taking a single podium finish at the Red Bull Ring. Russell also contested two rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault2. 0 championship. In 2015, he took a further two podium places in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship with Carlin. He also finished as runner-up in the rookie championship at Spa-Francorchamps. Russell was scheduled to compete in the Macau Grand Prix in 2016, but was replaced by Japanese driver Yu Kanamaru. He signed for ART for the 2016 season, scoring two victories and finishing third in the GP3 Championship. In 2017, he won the Formula 2 championship for ART with two wins and two podium finishes. In 2018, he clinched the title by just three points from teammate Arjun Maini and the HHC Motorsport pairing of Sennen Fielding and Raoul Hyman. He started from pole position at the Snetterton Grand Prix and won the race, his fifth of theseason, to clinch the title. In 2019, he was introduced to the Molineux crowd on the pitch by Wolves legend Steve Bull & presented with a Wolves home shirt after Russell had won the 2018 Formula 2 title. Like his father he is a fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. His father is a life long fan & season ticket holder at the club.
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