{"id":82034,"date":"2025-08-21T07:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/82034\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T07:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:11:07","slug":"george-russell-reveals-psychological-help-upon-becoming-f1-team-mate-to-lewis-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/82034\/","title":{"rendered":"George Russell reveals psychological help upon becoming F1 team-mate to Lewis Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"

George Russell<\/a> has revealed he sought psychological help prior to becoming team-mates with Lewis Hamilton<\/a> at Formula 1<\/a> giants Mercedes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Brit is now the undoubted team leader of the German marque<\/a> after Hamilton departed to join Ferrari at the start of this year.<\/p>\n

Now a multiple Grand Prix-winner, Russell is nine years senior to his new team-mate, Italian rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.<\/p>\n

The King\u2019s Lynn man is regarded as one of F1\u2019s top drivers, emphasised by a string of impressive performances this year, including victory at the Canadian Grand Prix in June.<\/p>\n

But when joining the Brackley-based squad from Williams, Russell would be condemned to face one of the toughest team-mates imaginable in Hamilton.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the Untapped podcast, Russell revealed he had spoken to a psychological expert prior to his high-profile move, and they helped him reach the conclusion that success was always in his hands.<\/p>\n

\"WhilstWhilst no longer team-mates, George Russell has maintained a good relationship with Lewis Hamilton<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I was thinking about how I\u2019m going to deal with this psychologically,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cUntil one day, I had a really good conversation with my psychologist about it, about how I should deal with the pressure of being his team-mate.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I concluded that when I walk into the garage, I\u2019m jumping into my race car, I\u2019m putting my helmet on, I\u2019ve put my visor down, it should not matter if my teammate in the garage next door is a seven-time World Champion, a rookie, or if there\u2019s nobody there, because I\u2019m in control of my own destiny. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the approach I have \u2013 it\u2019s on me to perform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russell has followed fellow Brit Lando Norris, who has been open and public about his own psychological frailties after his tougher moments during this year\u2019s championship.<\/p>\n

Alas, in the three years they were team-mates, Russell was able to finish above Hamilton in the Drivers\u2019 Championship twice, a feat never achieved for a team-mate of Hamilton\u2019s before, perhaps proving his course of action was indeed the correct one.<\/p>\n

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