Key George Russell radio skill noted amid scrutiny on Lewis Hamilton
Crucial attribute of George Russell's praised

An under-the-radar trait of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell’s has been credited after his bright start to the 2025 F1 season.
The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mercedes driver has achieved podium finishes at each of the first two grands pꦛrix, in Australia and Chin🥀a.
Russell is now firmly established as M🍰ercedes’ senior driver, after Lewis Hamilton left for Ferrari and was rep🐷laced by Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Russell out-qualified teammate Hamilton last year but has continued his growth in🌺 the opening races of 2025, where only the McLarens and Max Verstappen have finished ahead of him.
Crucial to Russel♎l’s skill-set is his ability to communicate efficiently via team radio, it has been noted.
💮Ferrari’s Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have both been scrutinised for the manner of their radio communications this season already, but there is no such problem for Russell and his Mercedes race engineer.
“He is relishing being the team le🥃ader,” Alex Jacqu🍎es told the F1 Nation podcast.
“His should🅰ers are back, he is photo bombing the winners’ photo, he is chirping on the r♐adio. A brilliant performance to put it on the front row.
“McLaren shouldn’t hꦐave been beaten, in that scenario, to t✤he front row.
“It’s not a free hit but he knows [McLaren] are slightly up the road, at the moment. He is enjoying chipping away, trying to imp🧔rove.
“He is veryꦑ precise on the radio. Everyone else says ‘Plan A, Plan B…’
“He says: ‘It is ♋turning into a one-stop’🌠. Bang! There is your communication!
“In qualifying: ‘Chill out, I am your ๊team leader, I will deliver the pace’.
“He is r𒉰unning on confidence rightꦕ now. Who can blame him?
“He has 🐻grown into the role. He has 🌟driven the best he ever has.
“The difference - and it's a key differenꦰce - is converting a third when you sho🥂uld be third, to stealing a second.
“If you can keep yourself in the mix with consistent rꦡesults - and Lando and Oscar keep giving each other blood🌃y noses - there is an opportunity for someone to pick up the pieces.
“George knows it, Max Verstappen knows it.
“The ninth race - the change of the regs for the front wing - is key. George and Max are revelling in pi🃏cking up the pieces, doing their best with the cars that they’ve got.”
George Russell better than ever?
Russell has three F1 grand prix victories 🧜under his belt. Last year🦂, he won in Austria and Las Vegas.
Laura Winter said: “George said this was his first F1 weeken𒁃d♊ to date.
“Look back to Vegas last year. He was so dominant there, but dominant in a ꦓcar that could only operate in a window presented in Vegas, cold conditions. That car has a limited operating window.
“It seems to me that Mercedes are now better across the board - over one lap, 𝓰in cool conditions, in Bahrain. That Mercedes was good in the heat and the wet of Australia.
“Z💟ak Brown said that Max would be at Mercedes next year. For who? Do you want George and Max as two No1s? That’s a pretty astonishing line-up.
“George had to absorb this pressure and come out with his head held high. ꦺHe is doing that. He’s had two podiums.
“The car is in a good window, the team is reacting well to his instructions. He works𒀰 well with Kimi, there is clearly a resඣpectful relationship there.”
Tom Clarkson added: “He stepped up last year when the writing wasᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ on the wall, and Lewis Hamilton was off to Ferrari.
“We saw a marked shift in his outlook. That 𝔍has now gone up another level.
“He leads that team on-track and off-track, it is impressiv🗹e to ꧂see.”
The F1 Japanese Grand Prix is the third rouᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚ♈ᩚnd of 2025, next weekend.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything fr😼om Americ♛an sports, to football, to F1.