GEORGE'S BEST

Russell starts season as favourite but won't be fazed by pressure

- BY DANIEL MOXON

TITLE favourite George Russell will start the new Formula One campaign off the back of the best preseason he has ever experienced at Mercedes.

The Silver Arrows had won eight constructors' titles in a row when he joined from Williams in 2022.

But the cars Mercedes have given him over the last four years have been too slow, limiting Russell to only five Grand Prix wins.