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A New Generat ion of Brit ish Drivers Make Their Mark in F1

Born in Norfolk, England, George Russell started his
driving career in karting and has had a meteoric rise
to F1. In 2017 he was part of the Mercedes Young
Driver Program. In 2018, he signed on with Williams
for his Rookie season, making his debut at the 2019
Australian Grand Prix with Williams.

Although Wiliams had slower cars than much of the
the field, in 2021 he achieved his first F1 podium at
the Belgian Grand Prix.

He left Williams for Mercedes, replacing Bottas who
Above: George Russell, 24, shown here driving in
went to Alfa Romeo. In his first race for the team, he
2021 for British team Williams, made the jump in
finished 4th. In 2022 at his 63rd F1 start he came
2022 to Mercedes/AMG Petronas Motorsports.
third and took his second F1 podium with Mercedes.
Born in Hertfordshire and starting his F1 career
with McLaren, Lewis Hamilton, 37, is now Sir
Lewis Hamilton. After winning 7 World Grand
Championship Driver's Titles, he lost the 2021
title to Max Verstappen by a single point in a
controversial decision.
This year the lead driver for Petronas Mercedes
has struggled while his younger teammate
George Russell has produced better results in
his first year on the team than the veteran. Above: Sir Lewis Hamilton driving for Petronas has
Despite a disappointing beginning to the 2022 F1 struggled in 2022. He holds the record for the most
season, Mercedes, not used to being down in F1 wins, pole positions and podium finishes in
the standings on race day, Team Principal Toto addition to his 7 Championship Driver's titles. Fans
Wolff, an Austrian who lives in Britain, continues hope that Mercedes will figure out the problems the
with strong support for Hamilton and car is currently experiencing and that both of the
enthusiasm for Russell. After the recent Spanish team's British drivers will soon be back toward the
Grand Prix, Mercedes appears to be on the mend. top of the drivers' standings, adding points, too,
towards the Constructor's championship.

Left: A dual citizen of Britain and Belgium Lando
Norris, 22, continues to push for points for the
McLaren team. Born in Bristol, Lando is one of the
youngest drivers, and one of the shortest drivers
on the F1 circuit. His family is one of the wealthiest
in Britain and his name is all star power. His mother
named him after Star Wars character Lando
Calrissan because she like the name. McLaren had
him on their books for two years as teen before
fast tracking him to their F1 team in 2019. He is
37 now in his 4th season on the F1 circuit.