#(aleix ❤️)

[russellius]

KLmagazine

Now in his second season driving for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, 25-year-old George Russell has his sights set on becoming an F1 World Champion. Russell took his first victory for the Mercedes team in São Paulo, Brazil in November 2022, eventually finishing the season fourth in the championship standings. 

Following that first Grand Prix win, Russell took time to wholeheartedly recognise all those that had supported him throughout his journey, not least his family. “My father and mother supported me a huge amount,” Russell reflects. “It was a real family team effort. I think as a child that is all you can ask for, that support and that chance from your family.” 

Like many young boys and girls, Russell tried a range of sports in his youth. “If you have the opportunity to try out more than one sport that’s great,” he says. “I used to play football when I was a youngster until I learnt that go karting was my passion. The advice I would give to any parent whether their child wants to be a racing driver or footballer is firstly to encourage whatever their passion is.”

The current 2023 season has seen Russell continue to deliver ambitious performances, with championship points often just slipping from his grasp. At the time of writing, Russell sits 8th in the Driver Standings, having taken to the podium in Spain and crossing the finish line 5th at his home Grand Prix in Silverstone.

So what is it that makes Russell such a great F1 driver? “Firstly talent,” says Aleix Casanovas, Russell’s Performance Coach. “There is no doubt that he can drive faster than anybody and that skill is there for sure. Then of course his commitment. His professionalism. His desire to do well. His desire to win. He is not afraid to do the job.”

Committing to fulfil his maximum potential day in and day out is the work ethic that keeps Russell at the top. “My ambition, stating the obvious of course, is to become a Formula 1 world champion,” he says. “The landscape of Formula One makes it very difficult to fight for a world championship unless all things are pointing in the right direction for you. But I take satisfaction from leaving a weekend knowing that I gave it my all, I prepared as best as possible and achieved the maximum result that was available. There’s nothing more you can do from there.”

Born in King’s Lynn, Russell grew up in Tydd St Giles and Castle Rising. His drive for speed began young as he took to karting aged seven, inspired by his brother, Benjy. “Because of my older brother’s influence it was natural for me to go into karting from a young age,” Russell says. “And I enjoyed it right from the start.” Russell’s Formula One race number, 63, originates from the rental kart number that Benjy always raced with before he had a kart of his own. 

“I miss spending time in Norfolk,” Russell says. “I used to go to Hunstanton a lot when I was younger. We lived in King’s Lynn for a period of time and I have some very close family still in the region. I want to make time to get back to the place I grew up.”

In 2017, KL Magazine featured a teenage Russell who was even then predicted to be Britain’s future Formula One star. He had just been signed to Mercedes junior driver programme and was competing in the GP3 series which he went on to win with two races to spare. 

Casanovas explains that even a driver with natural talent needs time to develop. “He has learnt things along the way like everybody does. It’s a natural process in life,” he says. “As you get older you learn things. The more experiences you go through the more you learn. But I think that raw talent and raw driving skills were there then and they’re still there now.”

Russell’s career has been a whirlwind of success that looks set to continue. “Obviously getting into Formula One was the biggest step, that’s the dream,” Casanovas says. “Only 20 guys make it that far. But I think George is here to stay for many, many, many years and that’s a thing only very few can achieve.”

[ikram1909]

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[pedripics]

IBAI x PEDRI - January 2, 2024 (summary)

He’s doing okay but things are a bit tough at the moment

He spent Christmas at home in Tenerife with his family

They play 'Suika Game' a lot in the dressing room (but on the phone and not the PC because it's free there lol)

He laughed a lot with Piqué in the dressing room. Piqué didn't really like training sessions but he was very good in the matches

Have you ever looked at Pique and thought that if you wanted to, you could dribble past him 7 times? - "Yes (laughs)"

Ferran has supported him a lot and is always there for him

Ferran takes the shark mentality very seriously, so Pedri gave him some shark slippers and now Ferran wears them in the dressing room

He tries to help Gavi every day because he knows what it's like to be injured for a longer time and he's confident that he will come back in great condition

Pedri does pilates now after Puyol recommended it to him

Pedri has Aleix García in his Fantasy team (his brother is first, he is second)

He rarely uses Twitter, he uses Twitch and TikTok more

They are behind Xavi 100%

In his opinion, Neymar looks good with every hairstyle

Girona are playing very well and he thinks that they could win LaLiga

Jordi Alba and Piqué were always fighting but that's how they got on. They just liked to fight lmao

Vitor Roque is wonderful, he is always happy, whenever Pedri sees him he is smiling

He doesn't like press conferences at all because they are a bit disturbing as all the journalists stare at you while you just sit there

In the Premier League, they are able to spend 80 or 90 million for players which is unbelievable. In La Liga, academies are what makes the difference

They don't really talk about the Super League in the dressing room

Boca Juniors or River Plate? - He's only watched one game and Boca won, so Boca

For Pedri, Busquets is the best No. 6 in history

His favourite player is Iniesta (in case you somehow didn't know that yet)

His favourite XI in history: ter Stegen, Jordi Alba, Piqué, Ramos, Alves, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo (after being forced by Ibai), Messi and Luis Enrique as a Coach (he changed out Ronaldinho for Neymar later)

Luis Enrique doesn't have What's App. If you want to talk to him, you need to send him an SMS

He was nervous when scoring the decisive penalty against Real Betis because the goalkeeper was a giant

Hardest defeat: penalty shootout against Italy (Euros 2020)

He supported Argentina in the WC final (for Leo)

He would like Haaland to sign for Barça (in his words "as a replacement for Lewy because he won't play for us until he's 60") and he also really likes Julían Alvarez (agent Pedri ���)

His first friend at Barça was Trincāo

A dream: to win the Champions League and the World Cup

Before games, he likes to listen to slow Spanish music (Julio Iglesias? - "Maybe (laughs)")

His favourite singer is Quevedo (everyone act surprised please)

Vitor is only 18 years old, you cannot ask him to be the new Pele, but he has a lot of confidence from the club

He normally always stops for fans but there are always the same 5-6 TikTokers in front of the training ground so he sometimes doesn't stop if it's just them

He is rewatching Prison Break at the moment, even though he's seen it two times already. The first season is the best one in his opinion

He used to watch anime but not anymore

Kounde has the confidence to wear anything

They should listen to the players more because the calendar is so tightly packed right now and there are too many injuries

He would like to score more goals

He found scoring goals strange when he was younger because he never knew how to celebrate and all he did was run and look stupid

Ibai breaks his computer mouse and engineer Pedri tells him to plug it out and in again (Pedri indeed managed to fix it)

Favourite place in Barcelona? - Camp Nou ❤️

Ibai and Pedri played 'Guess these 100 Players' and Pedri guessed 94/100 right (and Pedri realised he doesn't know enough South American players)

[raikkonens]

why is jorge at the head of the table at aleix’s birthday dinner 😭❤️

[ilikecarsandlike4people]

Finally at home and back at my computer☺️ Some Jorge and Aleix doodles from a while back❤️

[f1ctional]

HE'S SO GIGGLY AROUND ALEIX ☹️☹️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️when's their marriage

[racing-twinks]

The race gods said this is for Aleix, let him have it all this weekend! ❤️

[landoom]

Hi! For the ask game:

24 and 44 for F1

7 and 43 for Motogp

Thank you ❤️

(carlosheinz from her main blog)

Thanks for the ask @carlosheinz

24. Underrated ship you like?

I'd say Michael Italiano/Lando Norris. It's a bit harder to ship them now. But I liked the different dynamic here. Like driver/not his trainer.

Also, I'm writing a Charles/Oscar fic at the moment and... they could make sense!

44. if you were in f1 which team would you rather race for?

I'm into F1 nearly since I've been born (Thanks to my Mummy) and I've always been a Ferrari fan (even if it's getting harder and harder). So I'd say Ferrari. For the aura and the story. 🤩

That being said, I'm not sure I'd like the atmosphere there. I feel they want to make us think they are a familly but it's all business now!

McLaren gives me more familly vibes! So I'd say McLaren!

And Haas. Because working with Guenther must be fun! 😂

7. if you were in motogp who would like as a teammate?

Hard choice.

Enea because he's cute and look like a very nice and normal guy.

Aleix for the hugs!

Marc to learn from the best!

43. favourite bromance?

The VR46 whole Academy! You can't top that!

[game-set-canet]

Would you rather MotoGP Edition! 🎵, 🍴, 🏆, 🎧, 👗,🖼️ and 🐼

🎵 Would you rather let rather learn how to play piano with Pol, bass with Joe Roberts or guitar with Zarco? i think i'd go for bass with Joe 🥰 i've never ever played bass in my life and i think he would be a good teacher

🍴 Would you rather have a BBQ with the Binder brothers or Paella with the Márquez? Paella! i love paella! i'd choose paella no matter with whom (or at least almost) 😂 but paella with Álex and Marc sounds lovely

🏆 Would you rather third wheel a podium between Fermín&Alonso or Joan&Álex back in their Suzuki era? third wheeling a podium with Álex and Joan please! at least they would be polite enough to not completely ignore me 😂

🎧 Would you rather let Bezz, Fabio or Jorge Martín DJ at your party? none of them 😂 but if i have to choose one maybe Jorge? idk

👗 Would you rather lend a dress to Rins, Bezz or Canet? i bought myself a creme-white long summer dress with light green embroidering which would look really wonderful with Arón's black tattoos 🥰🥰

🖼️ Would you rather let Vale, Marc or Aleix design a helmet for you? uhhh, all of them. but i think i go for Aleix. i love the neon-colours he uses most of the time

🐼 Would you rather use a shark or a bunny as your animal/brand? a shark - i love sharks! they are one of my fave animals <33

thank you so so much! 🥰 i really love this! thank you for creating this ask game ❤️

Would you rather MotoGP Edition!

[risingnovas]

Hello Aleix, I'm your secret valentine 💕and delighted to be.

I loved being able to find your blog through this dynamic, because you are the type of person I like to follow on the internet as a source of inspiration and exchange. As I see that you are about to leave this medium, I cannot consider myself anything other than really lucky to have had the opportunity to find you before you leave, so I hope to be able to know more about you soon, that you manage to find your little place in this little virtual world . I'm sorry if my messages have arrived at the wrong time, as you will notice you live a few hours in the future from where I am 😊 and I could only write to you at night, in any case I spent all day coming up with this playlist for you, with a little bit of various songs that I like them and I think you might like them. They are all about love, romantic love, brotherly love, imaginary, abstract, virtual and personal love. I also leave you as a suggestion some movies about love and links to watch them since the director of all of them has them available for free on her platform (if you don't have time to watch them all, I highly recommend you watch Tenderness, the short among all of them).

kisses and best wishes,

Mimi ❤️

vimeo . com / 308973551 ✨ Tenderness

vimeo . com / 180967419 ✨ About Love

vimeo . com / 155141511 ✨ The Star

omg!!!! thank u sm!!!!! i'm sorry that i'm leaving as well because you were so so nice and your messages were super heart-warming no matter when i received them ❤️❤️. i'm trying to get into movies so your suggestions are perfect, and i'll make sure to listen to the playlist as well!!! thank u very much and best wishes to you too!!

[alexi-01]

aleix garrido we will be back this is just a set back ❤️

[42bakery]

Happy new year Waru! I love the ask game, thanks for creating it! ❤️ My questions for you: 💍🏆🛍️🐉🏖️🏍️

Happy new year to you too Milla.

I'm glad people is liking the game.

💍 Would you rather let Luca organize your wedding (traditional/fairy tale) or Álex Rins (Party theme)? So I love fairy tale weddings, but given that I'm aro and marriage is not in my plans, if ever happens, I'll take the non-traditional route, so a party theme with Rins it is

🏆 Would you rather third wheel a podium between Fermín&Alonso or Joan&Álex back in their Suzuki era? I already answered this one :), but short answer, the Suzuki boys because they are my special boy and I miss them together.

🛍️ Would you rather let go shopping for clothes with Taka or Dovi? Already answered too, but I'm going with Dovi because he has a more casual style that maches mine more.

🐉 Would you rather let Fabio or Arón design a tattoo for you? I think I'm going with Arón. I love the pattern/mandala tattoo so I think we can reach an agreement.

🏖️ Would you rather go on family vacation with the Academy at Ibiza or with Aleix, Jorge M. and Fermín in Bali? Already answered too, but Bali with Aleix, Jorge and Fermín. I'm not going to go with all the party goers, and I do like to swim with dolphins and maybe even sharks

🏍️ Would you rather ride for an historic team (Honda, Yamaha or Aprilia) or for a new one (KTM)? Part of me doesn't want to have all the history hanging over my head and having to be compared with all the greatest. But if you add Suzuki to the list of classics, then I go with them (they have my heart the same way BMW has it in WSBK). So from the current grid is a new one, except for the Suzuki my beloved

[loostinyoureyes-blog]

Baby names 👶 Girl Jane Jada (eng) Eurus: Greek deity, representing the unlucky eastern wind. Malala (Pakistan) Adhara Agatha Ayla: “with the moon” in Turkish Ada Adela Aleghría (Galego) Alma (esp) Bella Chaya (Jewish) Chiara (Italian): clear, pure Cora Daina ❤️ Dalia: Delos Eden (eng) Valerie (eng) Ruby (eng) Ameerah: princess in Arabic Sophie Lilka (Jewish) Vera Yara Gaia: Mother Earth Layla: means “night” in Arabic Nida: spiritual sky in Arabic Lilith: in Jewish tradition, she was Adam’s first wife, sent out of Eden and replaced by Eve because she would not submit to him. The offspring of Adam and Lilith were the evil spirits of the world. Boy Aleix Airas (Galego) Amaro (Galego) Anwar Aron Bruno Blai Brais (Galego) Eagan Elliott Gabriel // Biel Marco Luca James John Jacob Thomas Malik Novak Ibrahim Isaac (Jewish) Erich Egon Leo Tuvia Zus (Jewish) Asael Zion (Jewish) Taygan (Turkish)

[charlespecco]

Pecco u are so unbelievably sexy!!!!!!

[marc-rogers]

"another podium for aprilia"

[marquez-junky8920]

My ✨profashional opinion✨ of today's race

Marc - my love, my life, my universe... We missed you dearly and hope that you will come back stronger than ever. We will wait for you as long as you need. ❤️👑❤️

Alex - HOLY FUCKING SHIT. Coming from DEAD last after a nasty crash yesterday and finishing 10th!? That's some power and determination right there... 😏

Pecco, Taka, and Rins - thank god they're okay and safe now. Seeing Taka's visor be ripped from his helmet and watching his head hit so hard against Pecco's rear tire made my stomach hurt. I'm just thankful that no one was severely injured and I hope we see them again in Sachsenring and Assen. ❤️

Aleix - Let me make this clear, I canNOT stand Aleix by any stretch of the imagination. However, I do feel some sympathy for him because it was a human error and it happens sometimes. Seeing his kids crying with him got to me a little bit. That being said, he gets in his head more often than not and that's what happens to him every time he gets in his head.

Jorge - WOW WOW WOW. I don't even know what to say about this man anymore. He is labeled the dark horse of motogp and for damn good reason. Today just proved that. He fought from 6th to 2nd in SPECTACULAR fashion and I gotta say... Purple looks damn good on him. 😏💜

And last but CERTAINLY not least

👑FABIO👑

All I'm gonna say is - 7 seconds ahead of everyone else. That's all there is to say along with one other thing. CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER BITCHES. 😈😈

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. 😗✌️