#George russell is a 2x race winner

[ladymarvel27]

He can see his girlfriend in George.🤭 That's why he is admiring.

[hrts4russell]

All of George’s special Mercedes podium/ qualifying graphics so far this season! Newly updated with his AUSTRIA GP WIN!!!

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Could you put together a top 5 or even top 3 drivers and why?

I - like my opinion I guess, obviously? I'm not sure I could narrow my faves down to three or even to five but I can try. I'm going to do top 6 I think. That would fit better for me.

George Russell

Alex Albon

Pierre Gasly

Lando Norris

Oscar Piastri

Charles Leclerc

I don't really know if that's THE order because it changes around a lot. But...Those are my top six for sure. The why's are really silly and not technical and probably useless to explain but George for me is a world championship contender (not this year) but in general, in a good car. He has so much untapped potential we've not even seen yet. He's ambitious without being a cunt (some people think he's a cunt, idk, I don't see it), his heart is on his sleeve openly and proudly and I love that for him/about him. Show me more emotional men in sports pls. He has the talent, the drive, the ability - but not the car. I could see George, if put in a competitive car again, world champ in a few years really.

Alex is an AMAZING driver. Yadda yadda, he crashed 2x, yadda yadda, Williams, yadda yadda el oh el chassis, blah blah blah. I don't really want to hear all that when you look at the car he's stuck with. That kid can drive, he wasn't BAD with Red Bull he just wasn't up to their standards, but you put him back in a car like that and give him a year or two and he's there. I will never not talk about Alex's talent. He is incredible and I hate to say it but it is simply this: no one does well in that Williams car. He also needs to come out into a better team, better car, and start working his way up to where he can be comfortable driving with the big teams.

Pierre is another one with untapped potential. His story is tragic and I don't like to talk about him too long because it makes me sick. He himself I'm sure is just fine and having a great time and doesn't need/want defending, but I don't like it. I see it in him, that passion is so strong I can feel it radiating off of him. People don't like him because he's been bitchy and unhappy recently but can you blame him? Look what he's got to work with. He's a race winner and he's stuck back of the pack in a car that looked so goddamn promising when he signed his contract and ended up eating absolute dogshit. You can say Red Bull gave him a chance and they did (sort of), and maybe they were right in saying he wasn't ready for THAT just yet - but he is SO much better than where he is right now and has fought so much harder and gone through so much, and he deserves to be in a car that fights as hard as his heart does. Period. I could easily see him being in a place where Lando is right now, in a decent car.

Lando and Oscar I just think are good. Period. Lando has his moments where he chokes and I think people are really, really hard on him for it but I'd really love to see them hop in a car and do what he does :) Things happen. Literally all you have to do is accidentally turn the wheel a little more than you planned (which we've all done in our regular cars, I'm CERTAIN) but going as fast as he is, that can be a catastrophic mistake. That's the pressure they're all under, and they all make mistakes. And Lando is a nervous little bunny sometimes, so I think that doesn't help, but the point still stands: they all make mistakes. Lando gets too much shit for his, period. He's a fantastic driver. Oscar is incredibly talented - without even bringing up his age, because I feel like it's backhanded "wow he's great for his age" nah mate he's just great. He's working his way up and doing really really well and just getting better and better. He's a strong competitor, don't sleep on him.

I think we all know about Charles Leclerc's ability and potential, his heart, his passion, what fuels him and what his team does to him. I don't think I need to deep dive too far into this one. Loyal to a fault, gets his own heart broken too much by bad calls - but probably one of the most razor fast reflexes on the grid and overflowing in natural talent. And he's not a dick, which we love. Please don't confuse "sometimes being a dick" with being a dick overall as a person - they are not the same thing. I am sometimes a bitch, I am not a bitch as a whole. He can and hopefully will world champ before George.

[chilling-seavey]

Had a lil celebration myself last night 😌 turned my friend’s Canada Day party into a George Russell 2x Race Winner party instead 🥂

[f1]

F1 FANTASY WRAPPED: The 2022 season in numbers and your global winner interviewed

There were more F1 Fantasy players than ever this season and points being racked up over 22 Grands Prix and three Sprints... And as we look back at the season, what better time to collate the stats from this season of F1 Fantasy, including the biggest scores, most popular drivers and much more. Plus, scroll down to read an interview with the winner of the F1 Fantasy Global League, Peter Belck-Olsen! Highest scores In one Grand Prix weekend (with Mega Driver) – 471, Brazilian Grand Prix In one Grand Prix weekend (without Mega Driver) – 347, Brazilian Grand Prix Over the season – 4,766 Average score in one Grand Prix weekend – 213, Austrian Grand Prix Average season score by nation – 3,380 – Finland Lowest scores In one Grand Prix weekend – -67, Singapore Grand Prix Average score in one Grand Prix weekend – 108, Azerbaijan Grand Prix Biggest movers Price increase for a driver – $6.6m, Charles Leclerc Price increase for a team – $7.5m, Red Bull Price decrease for a driver – $9.3m, Daniel Ricciardo Price decrease for a team – $7.0m, McLaren Most popular Mega Driver (x3 multiplier) – Max Verstappen Turbo Driver (x2 multiplier for any driver with a price tag less than $20m) – Charles Leclerc Driver transferred in – Fernando Alonso Driver transferred out – Valtteri Bottas Verstappen was the most popular Mega Driver Q&A with our 2022 F1 Fantasy Global Leaderboard winner Name: Peter Belck-Olsen Team name: Belck Racing Points: 4,766 Hi Peter, congratulations on winning F1 Fantasy for 2022 – how does it feel? It is kind of crazy. I never expected to win, really. It's my second season playing, so it feels unreal. What made you start playing? Well, I had a few friends who had always been into Formula 1, and they had always wanted me to get into it, and they knew I had always like Fantasy, so they got me to set up a friends league and that was kind of it. And then I watched Drive To Survive, and I got really into it! Last year I only really made the [Fantasy] team, and I never made any changes to it. I had a bad first race, had a bad second race so I just left it there. But this season I had a really good second race and I think I was in the top 160 after the second race, and at that point I thought I might as well keep it up. It wasn't until the end of the season where I looked at the people ahead of me and I needed to take some risks in order to climb more because I wouldn't win. That was when I started taking risks and that paid off, especially in Brazil, where I went all-in on Mercedes with both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, as well as Mercedes as my constructor. And obviously, it was a one-two for Mercedes, so that was good... Your 2022 F1 Fantasy winner What was your strategy and how often did you change your team? Pretty much every week, every weekend. You obviously have the three subs, so you should use them to your benefit. Red Bull was hard to not go with. But at the start of the season, Ferrari was better at one point but that switched after a few races. Leclerc was too good value not to have throughout the season. Any tips for anyone who wants to match your achievement? The practice sessions are key – look at them. Say you have a 50/50 decision, and you are stuck between two choices, go with who had the best practice, I would say. Do you have a favourite driver or team? I like Checo [Perez] and I also like Lewis Hamilton. You win 2x Paddock Club tickets (and a signed hat) so where will you be using those tickets? Hopefully, Brazil, and I'll be taking one of my friends, who is also really into Formula 1. So, it should be good! Make sure you’re in the hunt for more fantastic prizes when F1 Fantasy returns in 2023! via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

[hrts4russell]

GEORGE RUSSELL YOU ARE A 2X RACE WINNER!!!