Mercedes published a video with the first interview with its new driver, George Russell , who will be Lewis Hamilton’s partner in the 2022 F1 season.
The young Briton explained that his personal goal this year is focused on improving his performance and, in turn, that of his car, while setting “micro-goals” for the world championship.
George Russell has been busy at the team’s factory in Brackley meeting his engineers and running the new W13 in the simulator, and says he is already comfortable with his new outfit.
“Because I spent so much time with this team before joining Williams in Formula 1 as a junior driver, I feel like I already know everyone very well,” he said in that Mercedes interview.
“So we got to work on the important aspects, to understand the new car, to understand the challenges, and to try to prepare as well as possible for the season ahead.”
“And I think after last year’s denouement, there’s a lot of motivation and fire throughout the factory to bounce back. And that’s amazing to me.”
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Russell says the 2022 cars are still anyone’s guess, with the possible grid order still unclear, so he has to focus on his own performance.
“My hope for 2022 is to really get the most out of myself and the team around me. I think it’s going to be a very interesting year of development. And I think that’s where all the performance is really going to be this year.”
“But in terms of results, I really don’t think you can set a target, because nobody knows where he’s going to be when the first race comes around.
“You have to have your micro goals of where you are going to improve yourself and then think about where you are going to improve the car.
“And if you do each aspect correctly you give yourself the best chance of achieving the obvious goal.”
