GEORGE RUSSELL is making the most of his holiday in the Caribbean before a career-changing move to Mercedes to team up with Lewis Hamilton next season. Russell was confirmed as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate towards the end of last season. Russell achieved his first and only F1 podium with Williams at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix. But the Norfolk-born racer is hoping to be in the thick of the championship race next season. On the move to Mercedes to pair with Hamilton, Russell has previously stated: “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t absolutely buzzing. The F1 season officially kicks off with the first race of the season in Bahrain in mid-March.

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