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> [I think as a driver your natural speed probably doesn't improve much from the age of 16, 17 to the rest of your career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-think-as-a-driver-your-natural-speed-probably-doesn-t-improve-much/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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> [We all know how strong Lewis is. In my opinion, he's probably the greatest driver of all time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/we-all-know-how-strong-lewis-is-in-my-opinion-he-s-probably-the/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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> [I think any team wants to have the best driver line-up possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-think-any-team-wants-to-have-the-best-driver-line-up-possible/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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> [Obviously for me, growing up and watching F1 and dreaming of being a Formula 1 driver, I mean, it was every kid's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/obviously-for-me-growing-up-and-watching-f1-and-dreaming-of-being-a/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/george-russell-4771_dreams_obviously-for-me-growing-up-and-watching_1287421.jpg)

> [I don't care if I have the greatest driver of all time in the garage next to me, or if I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-don-t-care-if-i-have-the-greatest-driver-of-all-time-in-the-garage/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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> [When you see a car flying through the air, and land in a position, which is essentially trapped, that's a pretty horrendous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/when-you-see-a-car-flying-through-the-air-and-land-in-a-position/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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> [I want to do everything possible that will make me go faster because ultimately I'm a racing driver and that's what we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-want-to-do-everything-possible-that-will-make-me-go-faster-because/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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> [Ice cream and a proper greasy, dirty burger are probably my two guiltiest pleasures. But it is tricky. I'm a 6ft 2in,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/ice-cream-and-a-proper-greasy-dirty-burger-are-probably-my-two/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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> [When you are an 11-year-old kid and you want to be a racing driver and you see a Formula One driver, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/when-you-are-an-11-year-old-kid-and-you-want-to-be-a-racing-driver/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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## Other authors on Driver

## More by George Russell

> [Whenever I heard a musician do something that I could not explain, I went back to the theory in order to figure it out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/whenever-i-heard-a-musician-do-something-that-i-could-not-explain-i/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [I'm not one for dwelling on the past, and you're only as good as your last game, your last race, and if you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-m-not-one-for-dwelling-on-the-past-and-you-re-only-as-good-as-your/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [It takes some time whenever you join a new team, regardless of who your team-mate is, to embed yourself and gain that trust and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/it-takes-some-time-whenever-you-join-a-new-team-regardless-of-who/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [It is always really important to take a moment to pinch yourself and recognise the position you are in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/it-is-always-really-important-to-take-a-moment-to-pinch-yourself-and/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [Mental health is something that needs to be spoken about openly for everybody, especially in men. It's something that people perceive as weakness but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/mental-health-is-something-that-needs-to-be-spoken-about-openly-for/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [American sports do things differently compared to Europe - the entertainment side, the show they bring, and getting everyone in the crowd so hyped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/american-sports-do-things-differently-compared-to-europe-the/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [You learn as you get older what you need as an individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/you-learn-as-you-get-older-what-you-need-as-an-individual/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [I would love to own a vintage car, for sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-would-love-to-own-a-vintage-car-for-sure/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [I think there are a number of things that are being proposed to the sport that may come at the compromise of drivers, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-think-there-are-a-number-of-things-that-are-being-proposed-to-the/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [I believe I can beat anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-believe-i-can-beat-anybody/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [I sort of do like box breathing and works for me. It sort of relaxes my mind and takes a bit of pressure off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/i-sort-of-do-like-box-breathing-and-works-for-me-it-sort-of-relaxes/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [The one bit of advice I would give to someone who is struggling with their mental health would be not to be ashamed about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/the-one-bit-of-advice-i-would-give-to-someone-who-is-struggling-with/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [Something you learn as a kid is that if you're going to give something, you've got to be willing to take it as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/something-you-learn-as-a-kid-is-that-if-you-re-going-to-give/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [This is the sad reality of Formula 1 - only one team can get it right. And, often, when you do get it right,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/this-is-the-sad-reality-of-formula-1-only-one-team-can-get-it-right/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

> [When you look good you feel good. I think I heard that from David Beckham.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-russell/when-you-look-good-you-feel-good-i-think-i-heard-that-from-david/)

[George Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-russell/)

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