News Details

Russell Kept Faith Over F1 Drive Despite Ocon's ‘Unfortunate Situation'

George Russell says that he kept faith that he could earn a seat with Formula 1 for 2019, amid the ‘unfortunate situation' with Mercedes protege Esteban Ocon. The twenty year old has been confirmed to race in F1 with Williams Martini Racing next year, whilst Ocon is set to sit on the sidelines after missing out on drives with Renault Sport Formula One Team and McLaren F1 Team. Ocon's current seat at Racing Point Force India F1 Team will likely be vacated to Lance Stroll next year, whose father purchased the team with a consortium in the summer. Russell, who currently leads the FIA Formula 2 championship with one round to spare, told Motorsport.com that he trusted his own success...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

George Russell confirmed as Williams driver for 2019

George Russell has been confirmed by Williams Martini Racing as one of...

Outside Line: The Clock Starts Now for Russell

Set to drive for Williams in 2019, Mercedes young driver George Russell...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

George Russell joins Williams for 2019 F1 season

Mercedes-backed Formula 2 title leader George Russell is to graduate to...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia explains ‘weak point' that...

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagania explained his "weak...

Fabio Di Giannantonio brands Alex Marquez...

Fabio Di Giannantonio criticised Alex Marquez for “a dangerous...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar outlines replacement driver rules for Indy 500

The NTT IndyCar Series has released updated guidelines that will be...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

NFL star Rob Gronkowski named Grand Marshal of Indy...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced a unique appointment on Wednesday,...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Outback diplomacy: Finnish ambassador braves...

o Haapea hopes to raise $30,000 for cancer research as he navigates the...
1w ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Conversations I've had…' – Arsenal expert...

Arsenal may have an interest in AC Milan star Rafael Leao, but Charles...
31m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Real Madrid's mind-games didn't work – Arsenal...

To walk into the cauldron of the Bernabeu and to silence it the way they...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal and Liverpool enquire about signing...

Premier League giants Arsenal and Liverpool have begun to sound out Lazio...
31m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Liverpool & Arsenal make enquiry for 23-year-old...

On-loan Lazio midfielder Nicolo Rovella has done quite well for the...
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.