The expectation is that George Russell may be able to make a bid for a first podium place in Formula 1 next weekend while working for Mercedes. A little cramp in the toes is certainly not excluded.
Because what’s the problem? Russell is a lot bigger than Lewis Hamilton who normally enters the W11: “It was indeed a fairly tight affair”, Russell told RacingNews365 among others. “My size 11 (British size, ed.) In terms of shoes caused some problems.”
“I have to wear shoes that are a size smaller. Not ideal, a bit uncomfortable even, but I think this opportunity is worth the pain,” he winks.
Incidentally, Mercedes had a great solution ready, although Russell himself thought otherwise: “I spoke to Bono (Peter Bonnington, Hamilton’s engineer, ed.) And he said that they could also make some adjustments to my body, but there was I was slightly different about it. But in the end it’s all okay. “
With the cooperation of Dieter Rencken.
Romain Grosjean survived a horror crash at the Bahrain GP. Max Verstappen was not in the least impressed by Alexander Albon and is putting pressure on Red Bull. This and more in the RacingNews365 F1 podcast with Tom Coronel, Ruud Dimmers and host Thomas van Groningen, which can be heard below.
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