George Russel is a British racing driver competing in Formula 1 for Mercedes Benz Racing Team.

    He raced for Williams from 2019 to 2022. After winning several karting championships including the CIK-FIA European Karting Championship in 2012, he repeated his success by becoming the 2018 Formula 2 champion and the 2017 GP3 Series champion, driving for ART in both campaigns to become one of only three drivers to win both championships in his respective rookie seasons.

    Following his Formula 2 championship win, Russell signed for Williams in 2019, making his debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.

    He stood in for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, but was denied a Grand Prix victory due to strategic errors.

    In 2022, Russell departed Williams to race for the Mercedes team, having been a member of the Mercedes Junior Driver Programme since 2017.             Russell achieved his first F1 victory at the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix.

    As of the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Russell has achieved one victory, one pole position, six fastest laps and eleven podium finishes in his career.         

   Russell agreed to drive for Mercedes on a multi-year deal, without giving any detailed information about the contract length.

    Russell was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, to father Steve and mother Alison, the youngest alongside two siblings: a sister, Cara, and an older brother, Benjy.

     Russell took up karting at the age of 7, having spent much of his time around karting tracks and his brother Benjy, who was also involved in competitive karting.

     Russell attributes his brother as the reason for using the number 63 as his permanent race number in Formula One.