George Russell, who has been in Formula 1 for three years now, is the first Mercedes junior driver to graduate for the works team.
According to the FIA's early simulations, a 2022 car would retain 86 percent of its downforce while one car length behind another.
George Russell will make his Mercedes debut in 2022. However, the young Brit is not only focusing on a short-term impact.
George Russell has joined the German team from Williams ahead of the 2022 season, replacing Valtteri Bottas.
Hywel Thomas, Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, believes the power unit will pose unique challenges.
Lewis Hamilton, alongside new teammate George Russell, could be seen wishing Chinese fans for the New Year on a video posted to Weibo.
Furthermore, the prevalence of one-year contracts had resulted in a severe lack of job security, which had begun to weigh heavily on Bottas' mind.
George Russell has spent the entirety of his Formula 1 career helping a back-of-the-grid Williams F1 team make improvements.
George Russell first drove for Mercedes as a one-off stand-in during the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, a race he was unlucky to not win.
The Mercedes F1 team announced on Tuesday (January 18) that they will launch their 2022 car, the W13, on February 18 2022.