Mercedes driver George Russell registered his maiden F1 victory at the Brazilian GP last weekend
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed that F1 icon Niki Lauda always rated George Russell very highly. Lauda passed away in 2019 and unfortunately, couldn’t witness Russell’s landmark win last week but Lauda regarded Russell as a child prodigy. Three-time F1 World Champion Lauda is one of the most respected F1 drivers of all time.
Toto Wolff said that years back when Russell used to drive in GP3, Niki Lauda told him that the Brit has a dazzling future ahead of him. “I remember George’s first win in GP3, Niki said to me: he’s going to become a good one”, said Wolff. Russell secured his and Mercedes’ maiden win this season, last weekend at the Interlagos Circuit.
Fans are admiring Niki Lauda’s amazing foresight. Let us look at some reactions on Twitter.
“He was amazing. Sadly missed by all the team I’m sure. You run a tight ship @TotoWolff_ Your team had respect for orders and each other. It’s fab to see Lewis and Russell support each other implicitly. Want this year over and get 2023 under way”, wrote a fan.
“That is amazing. I just got the chills. (R.I.P. Niki. Still in our hearts. And funny enough I watched “Rush” just the other day). And now that George has gotten that first win out of the way, they start to come a lot easier, as they say. That’s how it was with @LewisHamilton”, tweeted another fan.
“I call him the Jeweller of F1. Convinced Hamilton to join a struggling team Mercedes and leave the team where he had already won a title”, read a tweet. .
“Niki was never wrong, First Lewis and then George, God how easy It would be to recognize real talent and bring It to the team if he still was here”, wrote another fan.
Another fan wrote: “Man, do miss Niki being in the team.”
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