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Early Norris/McLaren deal helped my F1 chances - George Russell
George Russell says McLaren’s early signing of Lando Norris for 2019 proved beneficial to his own Formula 1 deal with Williams. McLaren confirmed in September that protégé Norris would graduate to a race seat in Formula 1 next season, at which point he had one Formula 2 victory to the five amassed by title leader Russell. Russell went on to add another two wins to his tally, eventually clinching the title at Yas Marina, by which time he had wrapped up a 2019 race deal with Williams. “Lando’s announcement so early helped me to push Williams for my drive,” he said. “Because if I was ahead of him in the championship and McLaren believed he was...
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