George Russell lately spoke about how he has been coping with the stress that comes with being on social media. Being an F1 driver in a high staff like Mercedes might be laborious since hundreds of thousands of eyeballs are on you, on and off the monitor.
The Briton opened up about his psychological well being in relation to social media. Talking on the Excessive Efficiency podcast, George Russell mentioned:
“It completely challenges your psychological well being a lot. You’ve received to be so resilient to the negativity on this world, whether or not it’s the general public notion, whether or not it’s social media, whether or not it’s the pressures of the staff and even the pressures of your self.”
“However I believe, the most important one most likely for me, is that public notion, the social media aspect, which is a troublesome one. I believe that’s additionally relatable to individuals who aren’t within the highlight as a result of social media is a fairly ruthless platform.”
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The Mercedes driver additionally delved deep into his weaknesses and strengths basically. George Russell spoke about how he often blames others after an intense on-track second and doesn’t have a look at himself first.
This weak point might be seen throughout the race at Imola again in 2021 when he clashed with Valtteri Bottas and blamed the Finn. Russel mentioned:
“I’d say my largest weak point might be, within the warmth of the second, blaming others earlier than taking a look at myself. I believe it’s very straightforward to have tunnel imaginative and prescient, particularly within the warmth of battle. If one thing goes fallacious, goes towards you, I believe it’s fairly straightforward to leap on to that different individual.”
He additionally highlighted the significance of being dynamic and adapting to adjustments as F1 drivers race in every kind of circumstances and climates. George Russell mentioned:
“I believe, most likely being dynamic to a scenario. Our life is continually altering, whether or not it’s journey plans, whether or not it’s racing on monitor – at some point is dry, at some point it’s moist. Climates are altering, circumstances are altering, time zones are altering.”
“You possibly can’t have a strict routine within the sport that we do. You’ve received to be dynamic, you’ve received to simply accept that issues will change.”
George Russell believes Mercedes will come again stronger in 2023
Chatting with the BBC, George Russell addressed how Mercedes struggled within the 2022 F1 season and admitted that the staff took the fallacious route and needed to re-access themselves. Nonetheless, he believes that the staff remains to be robust and may bounce again in 2023.
George Russell mentioned:
“They have not forgotten methods to construct a quick race automobile. We simply received it fallacious this 12 months. We received the philosophy fallacious. We went down a route that turned out to be the fallacious route.”
“We’re a step behind Purple Bull and Ferrari and we have lots of catching as much as do – however we’re undoubtedly going to be in a a lot stronger place from race one subsequent 12 months than we have been this 12 months.”
