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Why Russell’s toughest year in F1 hasn’t got him down
George Russell described the 2023 season as the toughest one for him psychologically due to missed opportunities, crashes, and clashes. However, he remained focused on bouncing back and pushing himself further than ever before. Russell acknowledged that he had not been as pushed in previous championship years and was determined to be ahead of his teammates. Despite the challenges, Russell believed that he would grow from the experience and was confident that the next season would be different. He recognized that one difficult year would not diminish his past successes and that it wouldn’t take much to find his rhythm again. Although he had a strong start to the 2023 campaign, the middle part of the season posed greater challenges, but Russell managed to secure silverware in Barcelona and remained optimistic for the future.