Mercedes has been consistently competitive on the grid, with Lewis Hamilton securing victories since his debut until Max Verstappen stepped in. Alongside Hamilton, his teammate George Russell has significantly contributed to the team, as reflected in his eighth position in the standings despite facing constant struggles by the W14.
Recently, the British driver has also entertained spectators with a viral TikTok video, spreading quickly due to its humorous content.
Mercedes F1 team’s social media takes plaudits with George Russell, Cillian Murphy comparison
Formula One spectators have been praising George Russell as the most “hillarious” after a video of the driver looking back into the camera during a parade went viral. On Tiktok, there were some amusing theories connected with the moment captured in the video.
Best Actor at the 2024 Golden Globes 👏😉 pic.twitter.com/i4B0Tlh5fa
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) January 8, 2024
Many fans have suggested that the British driver looks like a combination of Oppenheimer actor Cillian Murphy and renowned celebrity Kris Jenner. Some have even joked about the possibility of Russell being the child of both of the celebrities combined.
At the same time, many fans were even shocked about the theories connected with it, releasing “first time reaction” videos on many social media platforms. A fan commented, “OKAY SO WE ALL HAVE SEEN THIS TIKTOK AND WILL NEVER RECOVER.”
Another commented, “TikTok just said George Russell is the combination of Kris Jenner and Cillian Murphy I WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THIS I FEAR.”
George Russell admits rest of F1’s efforts to catch up with Red Bull
Throughout the 2023 season, the Mercedes driver have encountered persistent challenges, which also included technical failures, etc. However, even amidst this chaos, Lewis Hamilton has managed to secure his position in the 3rd position, 59 points ahead of his teammate, George Russell.
Russell has managed to clinch the eighth position after lots of difficulties on the track. He has also admitted that a significant amount of effort needs to be dedicated to the team to catch up with the huge gap with Red Bull in the next season.
George Russell says Mercedes are “confident” in the W15 and think they can catch Red Bull, but believes Red Bull will start 2024 on top:
— Mercedes-AMG F1 News (@MercedesNewsUK) January 4, 2024
“I certainly think we’re in a better place now than we were 12 months ago.”
“We’ve been working towards our new car concept for a number of… pic.twitter.com/0JJgzrnUcK
The entire team is confident of having a strong comeback in the 2024 season, further enhancing the drivers’ skills and once again dominating the grid. Russell stated, “It’s been a season where we’ve had a lot of pace at times, but never achieved the results that I felt were deserved or were possible, so we definitely need to try and understand why that was.”
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