After starting his F1 career at Williams during its rebuild from its results nadir of 2018-2019, Russell’s move to Mercedes meant he slotted into an operation that had won the previous eight world constructors’ titles and produced the engines that power the works squad and its three customer teams.
But as well as learning new and additional processes at Mercedes’ Brackley base, Russell also highlighted understanding the team’s different race weekend operations as a challenged he faced in 2022, where he ended up beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the points standings and taking Mercedes’ only victory.
