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George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have already spent two seasons together at Mercedes but ahead of the seven-time World Champion’s departure, Russell has sent a message to his outgoing team-mate.
George Russell, in response to Lewis Hamilton’s surprising decision to leave Mercedes, sent his first message to the seven-time World Champion. Hamilton will be leaving Mercedes at the end of the upcoming season to join Ferrari alongside Charles Leclerc, making it one of the biggest driver transfers in the history of the sport. Russell and Hamilton had been teammates at Mercedes since 2022, when Russell was promoted to the team after three seasons at Williams. Russell, who has been associated with Mercedes since 2017 and is contracted until the end of the 2025 season, expressed his gratitude and excitement for the upcoming season in a message on social media.
