News Details

Williams: Russell ranks alongside Hill, Rosberg and Mansell

Williams boss Claire Williams has offered some high praise for driver George Russell, suggesting he ranks alongside former world champions in terms of quality. Now in his second year of Formula 1 with Williams, Russell has established himself as one of the hottest prospects in the sport, particularly with his back-to-back P12s in qualifying for the Styrian and Hungarian Grand Prix, despite a car that continues to lack significant pace. Appearing on the F1 Nation podcast, Williams was effusive in her praise when asked if the 22-year-old belonged 'in the same bracket' as drivers such as Damon Hill, Nico Rosberg and Nigel Mansell, all of whom passed through the team, and all of whom won...
Full Story »
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hill urges Bottas to play mind games to beat Hamilton

Former world champion Damon Hill has suggested that Valtteri Bottas may...
5y ago from F1i.com

Russell "100 per cent" in same class as...

Claire Williams has vowed to "move heaven and earth" to ensure...
5y ago from GPFans.com

Russell pinpoints reason behind poor Williams pace

George Russell has said the Williams FW43 is particularly sensitive when...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Russell: I’m absolutely ready to move to Mercedes

Williams driver George Russell said he is absolutely ready to move to...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Joan Mir: ‘Everyone cannot sleep’ because of 2027...

Joan Mir suggested that rumours about the 2027 MotoGP rider market are...

Marco Bezzecchi satisfied with ‘smaller’...

Marco Bezzecchi admits the Aprilia bike has slightly improved “in all...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Romain Grosjean returns to IndyCar with full time seat...

Dale Coyne Racing has made public its plans for the 2026 IndyCar season,...

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans in charge on Rally Sweden

Ice, sunshine and flat-out driving was the order of the day on Rally...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Changes and a midfield question for Wigan FA Cup clash

Morning. We're in FA Cup 4th round action today, taking on Wigan at home....
42m ago from Arseblog.com

50-60m price tag set: Arsenal scouting Bundesliga gem...

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the Norwegian attacker...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Expecting more if I'm an Arsenal fan' - Michael Owen...

Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen has said that striker Viktor...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Sources: '70-80m deal possible as Arsenal & Man...

AC Milan is preparing for a major squad overhaul at the end of the season,...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.