Russell: Mercedes will 'start the year in a considerably stronger position'

Mercedes will begin the 2023 Formula 1 season in greater shape than it did this year, according to George Russell.

George Russell in a file photo. (Twitter: @GeorgeRussell63)
By Mahaksh Chauhan | Dec 20, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Russell anticipates a significantly more competitive season for the squad in 2023 after witnessing Mercedes turn around their dismal start to the 2022 season and take his historic triumph in the last race. He told the BBC, “We are lagging behind Red Bull and Ferrari and we’ve got a lot of catching up to do. But from the start of race one the following year, we’ll be in a far better position than we were this year. I hope I can look back in ten years and say that this 2022 season was a successful one for the trip, he continued. “As a team, these hardships are going to set us up much nicer for the following years,” he said.

Miami Grand Prix out-performed city’s Superbowl

The inaugural race in the series, held in Miami earlier this year, reportedly performed better than the National Football League Superbowl, which was held at the same location, the Hard Rock Stadium, two years earlier, according to Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. He told the RCS (Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera) Academy, “The inaugural Grand Prix in Miami this year generated results superior to those recorded by the 2020 Superbowl organised in the same city.” This information is extremely important to us and provides many priceless clues. Additionally, Domenicali stated to his audience that he plans to keep bringing more intense competitions to grand prix weekends. Free practise, he claimed, “isn’t of much interest and helps the teams be ready, which ultimately reduces the competitive variables.”

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