Russell, now in his𝔉 second season with Mercedes, signed a new deal until the end of 2025 to remain aꦫlongside seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

With Max Verstappen on course for a third straight title and showing no sign of slowing dow🎐n, Russell has l💖earned lessons from the past.

“Max spent four years at Red Bull before he got his chance of truly fighting for a championshi🐼p,” Russell told . 

“And the same with Schum💖ach🐼er, when he went to Ferrari it was four years before he won a championship. 

“Whereas we all look at him as the𓄧 guy who was at Ferrari, dominant, won everything, you know, it took four or five ye🦩ars before he got that success there.”

Schumacher joined Ferrari in 1996 as a two-time champion with Benetton, but s🐽pent four years building towards his golden period.

From 2000 h♓e embarked on a sensational five-year run of winning the ch♏ampionship every season.

Ru🍸ssell must accept driving alongside the feted Hamilton, and therefore not being an undisputed No1 driver in his team, for the next two-and-a-half years.

Although Mercedes made that dynamic work when Nico Rosberg🍸 was Hamilton’s teammate, as they both won titles.

Russell dꦐenied ever con⛦templating leaving Mercedes before penning his new deal.

"We're❀ on this journey and it's sort of like we're bound to one another,” said ys Russell. 

“You're like ꦬa married couple, you’re in this togeღther.

“I think if you're with Mercedes or Red Bull, you ca🌱n be very confident that if one isn't winning, the other one's going to be right there chasing and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

“M♉ercedes were the ones who beli𓃲eved in me. They're the ones who supported me. 

“And I feel almost like a duty to return their faith in me, with loyalty, with 🐻delivering my best and ultimately delivering a championship with them: that is my dream and my goal.”