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George Russell believes that his inconsistent results across the 2023 Formula 1 campaign disguised the marked improvement in pace he
George Russell, who was promoted to Mercedes for the 2022 season, had a strong debut year, outscoring his teammate Lewis Hamilton and achieving the team’s only win. However, he only managed to secure two podium finishes and finished eighth in the Drivers’ Championship, 59 points behind Hamilton in third place. Russell considers 2023 to be a year of missed opportunities and believes that they need to understand why they couldn’t achieve the desired results. He acknowledges that luck plays a role, but believes that they need to focus on being faster and making their own luck. Despite progress in his qualifying and race pace, the competition from teams like McLaren and Aston Martin made things tougher. Mercedes, aiming to catch up to Red Bull, is pursuing a new philosophy with its car for the upcoming season and Russell believes they are in a better position compared to the previous years.
