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Russell: DTM was the next best thing to F1
Russell at a DTM test at Jerez with BMW in 2016. In Formula 1's Beyond the Grid Podcast, George Russell has revealed he was on the verge of joining BMW in DTM for 2017. Russell had been an unofficial reserve driver for BMW in the DTM during the 2016 season. Having impressed during a rookie test, the Brit had an offer on the table to sign as a full-time driver in 2017. 'By this point, I’d sort of accepted I didn’t have any backing to help me get to Formula 1,' Russell told Tom Clarkson. 'At the time, none of the Formula 1 teams were overly interested and I was pretty settled to say, this is DTM, it was a huge salary, it’s probably the next best thing to Formula 1 and I was committed...
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