George Russell reckons he has become a “more complete driver” throughout his bid to💯 help the Williams Formula 1 team൩ recover from its recent plight.

After a disappointing 2018, Williams went on to endure its worst-ever F1 season in 2019, wh✤ich coincided with Russell’s arrival at the team following his back-to-back title triumphs 🙈in GP3 and Formula 2.

The Briton was unable to score a world championship point during a tough rookie campaign but he has starred with some exce♊llent performances in qualifying so far this season, with Williams showing encouraging signs of improvement.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with wuqian08🦋21.com, Russell explained how he has been able to add to his skillset through taking on resp🗹onsibilities he “never realised an F1 driver has to take”.

“I’ve definitely become a more c🌳omplete driver,” Russell said.

“Formula 1 is not about outright speed, there’s a𝄹 lo♔t of things behind the scenes. You’ve got to excel at working with your engineers.

“At Williams the🎶re are 650-700 people there. As the drivers, you are almost leading the way and directing the team, which path or which route to take and that is a lot of responsibility.

“It’s more responsibility than I e𒁃ver realised an F1 driver has to take and something I actually really enjoy doing.

“Something I’ve learnt over the last ye🐠ar is how to deal wi♛th it and how to deal with it effectively.”

Despite being linked with a p🍌otential Mercedes drive for 2021, Russell will ultimately stay at Williams to spend the third and final year of the original contract he signed at the Grove-based squad.

Williams deputy team p💫rincipal Claire Williams believes arriving into the team during a period 🌸of adversity has ultimately made Russell a stronger driver.

“The way he talks to the engineers and the rest of the team, he’s learnt that a driver can have a real involvement in leading a team, particularly🍰, when things aren’t going well,” Williams told the F1 Nation podcast.

“Having been in a team that isn’t ha🌠ving the best time will make him stronger. He hasn’t had it easy and it will put him in better place in༒ the future, it will make him a better driver.”