'Make it happen,' George Russell not afraid of Max Verstappen’s potential move to Mercedes for 2025

Amidst the hype, George Russell is surprisingly looking forward to Verstappen’s potential Mercedes move, while talking about the same with the media, he had the following to say.

I would welcome Max. I want to go against the best – everybody wants to prove what they’ve got. So, yeah, make it happen. George Russell said: lastwordonsports.com

Russell claimed that in the past three years, he has enjoyed being a teammate with Hamilton, as the seven-time world champion is a great driver, and that they push each other on every race weekend. To replace the best, one obviously needs the best, and thus Russell is up for the challenge of locking horns with Verstappen at Mercedes.

George Russell wouldn’t mind having Adrian Newey in Mercedes 

After the news of Adrian Newey’s departure from Red Bull Racing was made official, many wondered where the technical chief officer would want to go. In the official statement, it is said that Newey would be focusing on the development of Red Bull’s first-ever hypercar, the RB17 as he will step back from his F1 duties. But the possibility of him moving to another team, or perhaps Mercedes is still open, and George Russell is fully in favor of it.

While talking about the same he had the following to add.

He is someone I respect, and of course, he is a legend in everything he has achieved in the sport. It doesn't change our life unless there's a secret and he thinks Mercedes is... Who knows? I don't know. So, as I said, I think it's great seeing a lot of loyalty for a long time. He's been in their team for 20 years. Same as Lewis being at Mercedes for 12 years, sometimes people need a change, and a change is a fresh start for both parties., and it'll be interesting to see what happens next. George Russell via: GPblog.com

Adrian Newey is known as a master when it comes to developing dominant challengers. Mercedes has been struggling with its cars since 2022 and keeping this in view, it will be in the best interest of the team if they manage to secure the 65-year-old from 2025 onward. The race for Newey will only get more intense in the upcoming months.