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Russell, dubbed ’Mr Saturday’ for his storming qualifying performances, aims to show he can step up on race day

- SIMON CASS

GEORGE RUSSELL knows he has been handed one of the best seats in the house and now he is determined to prove the perfect fit.

Russell will begin the first of his final four races as a Williams driver at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix before his high-profile move to Mercedes next season.

The enormity of the task is not lost on the 23-year-old from Kings Lynn. After all, he will be going up against Lewis Hamilton, who he describes as the greatest of all time.

But Russell is showing no signs of being overawed by the prospect after signing up to replace Valtteri Bottas as Hamilton's teammate.