George Russell says it will be a dream come true to become team-mates with Lewis Hamilton but he is also fully aware of the challenges that it will entail. ‘I don’t think any driver would be naive to think they could go up against a seven-time world champion and have it easy,’ said Russell, who has effectively been on loan at Williams from Mercedes for the last three seasons. ‘But that’s every driver’s dream – and I’ve said that for the last three years that it would be my dream to be team-mates with Lewis, because I want to learn from the best and I want to go up against the best.

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