The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in addition to hosting the last race of the 2021 championship, it will be a real turning point for the career of George Russell. On the renewed Yas Marina track, in fact, the English driver will close his parenthesis with Williams to immediately open another one as a new one. driver officer of the Mercedes. A change that will take place within a few days, given that the British will immediately get into his new car for the post-seasonal testing which will be based, in mid-December, again on the same circuit.
A test that thrills the 23-year-old Briton right now, who entered Formula 1 in 2019 after being part of the German team’s Academy. With the latter, moreover, Russell almost won at the Sakhir GP last season, when – called to replace Hamilton – a mistake in the pits cost him a resounding success on his first outing in Mercedes: “Monday morning, after the Abu Dhabi race – explained during the pre-GP press conference in Sao Paulo – I will immediately focus 120% on testing. Once this is over, I’ll go back to the factory to work on the simulator and meet other people “.
“I am in a very fortunate position because I have spent a lot of time with Mercedes, as a team, from 2016 to 2018. Whenever we meet at the airport, or on the track, I know all the people who are part of it, just like in Williams. . I feel privileged to go to a group and a family that I know well “. Unlike what will happen with Russell, his replacement Alexander Albon will not participate in the post-season tests in Abu Dhabi, thanks to the absence of Williams. The other teams, which will have to face the tests with only one driver, will be busy on 14 and 15 December.
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