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George Russell went as far as to describe his 2023 season – perhaps the worst of his five in F1 – as “awful”, as “results kept slipping through our fingers”. What went wrong?
Mercedes driver George Russell described his 2023 Formula 1 season as having a fast pace but dreadful results. Despite ranking ninth in The Race’s Top 10 and outqualifying his teammate Lewis Hamilton on multiple occasions, Russell’s points and championship position fell short of expectations. The unpredictable performance of the Mercedes W14 car further complicated the issue, as it could be both quick and erratic. Russell attributed his lower conversion rate of opportunity to results as a significant factor in his disappointing season. One standout weekend for Russell was the Australian Grand Prix, where he led early on but encountered problems with a pitstop and subsequently retired due to a power unit issue. Russell believed that if everything had gone his way in that race, it could have been a turning point for his season.
