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George Russell "made PowerPoint presentation" to get 2018 Williams seat
Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has revealed that new recruit George Russell had already tried to land a seat at the team in 2018, and he even made a PowerPoint presentation to convince the team. Russell has secured a seat for 2019 at the Grove-based team after impressing in his debut Formula 2 season, beating the likes of Lando Norris and Alexander Albon to the F2 title. At 20 years old, Russell is regarded as one of the brightest young talents in racing together with drivers like Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Esteban Ocon. “The thing about George is for a young guy he’s very confident," Lowe was quoted by Motorsport. “He takes...
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