For the first time since he joined Mercedes, George Russell will this year race against Lewis Hamilton not as a team-mate but as a direct F1 title rival at Ferrari

George Russell: "It was quite surprising, to be honest, because these things usually have a way of creeping out into the

George Russell has described Lewis Hamilton ’s shock F1 switch to Ferrari as being a “total bombshell”. Hamilton left the F1 world stunned by announcing he would be leaving Mercedes after 12 illustrious years in order to complete a blockbuster transfer to rivals Ferrari last February.