Russell Replaces Hamilton and Haas Confirms Schumacher

Mercedes has confirmed that George Russell will fill in for Lewis Hamilton at this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix following the Brit’s positive Covid-19 test. Elsewhere, Williams confirms Jack Aitken and Mick Schumacher will race for Haas in 2021. Here’s all that news and my thoughts on it all.

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pen_BERRIES:

I don't think I've ever been this excited going into a race weekend before.

Abhinav Dileep:

Imagine hearing "Bono, my tyres are gone" from George this weekend

Kuiss:

"Get in there George!! That's P1 mate". Don't wanna jinx anything but just imagine if that happened....

Ben Ward:

Bottas: "Why do I hear boss fight music?"

Carl TV:

This weekend is gonna be mad, 3 driver changes and a 50-second lap time

ImSteevin:

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

Tyrone Allen Sr.:

Perfect. He'll be in a Merc seat eventually so it makes Perfect sense. Bottas should be VERY worried.

Olebogeng Thothela:

From one of the worst cars, to the best cars. Good luck George.

Ludicrous -:

First points as a race win? Here we go

dkdrunk:

Im happy for Russel but sad for Nico

Michael Yun:

I want to see Russel winning his debut race like Max. It would be amazing

Oscar 19:

I can’t stop smiling, so happy to hear this!

TomEnduro:

Great opportunity for George this weekend, but his job is this:
Get to know the car and the team over free practice
Qualify as strongly as possible without crashing the car
Support Bottas in the race and perform well enough to be of value in a race strategy
Bring the car home without damaging it

Really looking forward to watching him this weekend and suspect a lot of people are going to be excited about this weekends race!

FP Villegas:

Finally, George Russell will be able to show his true talent. 👍🤩

Carlos Joaquin:

Everybody expects Russell to finish in the top 3 but I bet more of top 10

Rudolf Huijs:

Interesting weekend. When the cat is off-duty, the mice will have a party.

Alec Campbell:

So um that elephant in the room then huh, qualifying could bring his streak to end 🤔 or will Bottas wet the bed.... Time will Tell

BeeGee Bad:

I remember John Wick shooting him in the head the last time...

That Terence Guy:

I'm actually excited. I've only recently started watching F1, and haven't followed Russell's career, so I've always wondered why everyone rated him so highly. Guess we all get to see if he's worth all the hype.

arnab ganguly:

Does anyone remember the hamilton debut, it's gonna be another one of that imo

D Rod:

“Get in there George”

Phodge99:

I'm so exited, 2 new debuts and a current driver in a new car 😍😍 there's so many mini story lines for this weekend

Alexandra G:

I’m more excited to see how Jack does in comparison with Latifi, as I’m pretty sure we’re going to hear about Russell’s carrer for years to come.

DGARedRaven:

Remember when I was confident yesterday about Russell being unlikely and Schumacher not going to be confirmed until F2 was done?
Imagine who's eating his words right now...

Paul Daly:

Best of luck George, just bring yourself and the car home in one piece.
Can't wait for the weeekend!

WaterxDragon:

I screamed for joy like a little girl when I saw this news. Then, I punched a hole through a wall to reestablish my manhood in front of the boys.

xWHOGAFx:

Absolutely great news. I'm super happy for him and hope he makes the best of it

COLIN MILLER:

"Get in there George"

Venu Krithish:

GEOOOOOOORRRRGGGEEEEEEEE

Tad Kowal:

How exciting for Russell!! Get well soon, Lewis. Good Luck, Mick! Heal quickly, Romain.

Wayne Norris:

What a weekend, so glad Russel got the seat and if dreams come true he crosses the line ahead of Bottas or even a win

aminu mohammed:

First point win, congratulations Russell.

abiem zorg:

bottas is stil a monster performance too doenst that easy to beat him

Positronnn:

Shawn: what if George wins the race!
My girlfriend: I just hope he doesn’t crash.

-TJ-:

Gonna be a bit strange hearing Bono working with George.

PixelStacker:

I don't think I've ever been this excited going into a race weekend before. indeed!

Rock girl:

“Get in there George”

DubSe7en:

pleased to hear this, hoping he can prove his worth in the merc

Xavier CHARLES:

I though Vandoorne would be the one to replace Hamilton, he is the official mercedes reserve driver after all, then again Russell is british, so fuck it

Aposss:

This is the time thatt Latifi can finally out qualify his team mate!!! :D

slothomatic:

Oh, that's so much fun! Good luck George!

nagaraj raj:

Finally....✌️

Lee Mcnamara:

Lewis..."how can I steal the attention away from Romain..." "Ahhhh, tell them I have COVID19..." I call utter BS!

Flying Tiger:

Russell has such a great disposition and sense of humor.
It's great to see him in with a chance !
Well chuffed here .

Wally Koszyk:

Sick dude!! Hella content i was lookin for,,thanks!!!!

Nover 05:

I think this weekend is going to give us one of the best races of the weekend. Can't wait to see how well Russell performs.

Denzyl Casuela:

I had a feelign this would happen and I'm happy that one of my wishes come true

Martijn van Kan:

Aitkin in the Williams. I like that. My one to watch this weekend.
Imagine him scoring a point this weekend.
Also happy for George of course.

Aku Oke:

Yessssss. Thank you.

Chuck W:

I love this , it something that would great to see more rookies get drives upgrades and promotion

Kris R:

There is a stat I'll miss, Gorge was just 2 weekends away from out-qualifying a teammate in every session across 2 seasons... unless Bottas has a really bad weekend we can kiss that stat goodbye...

Kogure:

So excited for George. Can't even begin to imagine how happy he was when he heard the news. His reward for hanging on in that Williams seat for the last couple of years.

Flord eh:

Heck yeah I'm happy to hear this. Get em George Ride the Lightning

Sam Son:

Refreshing to see, this weekend FP1-2 & 3 will be a good watch.

Phillip noceratul:

This is amazing

Yorkshire Man 66:

I knew it would be Russel to drive Mercedes this weekend race will be interesting 🤔

dpk:

I just want George to do well, after 2 Seasons at the back of the pack with an uncompetetive car, he deserves this, and im sure however good or bad he does it just will make him stronger for his future

Alexander Cotman:

Bottas: I'm in danger!

Mark Robinson:

I’m so happy for Georgie Boy !!!

Marta:

I can’t wait for qualifying watchalong chats 🥰🥰

Edwin Schulte:

Great for Russell. Hope that one day Mercedes will have the best line-up when Hamilton retires. Verstappen and Russell.

Overhaul:

Would love to see Russ keep his undefeated quali stat this weekend and go on to outperform Bottas

Fallen Devonish:

Hamilton jumped into the mclaren and beat alonso, so why cant russel do the same

Angami Accent:

Wth for a moment there i thought Russell replaced Hamilton after this season

Chester Draws:

GET IN GEORGE!!!! WOOO

Flat Spider:

I'm so happy it's my birthday on race day and Russel got the drive awesome all day amazing

Logan11thMEU:

now THIS is interesting

Brian Tucker:

HELL YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crypteass:

With this track layout, anything less than P2 will be disappointing.

Grouse:

Yes George, putting his claim on a future Mercedes drive, hope it goes well for him. Future champion right there.

TwistedTub3:

Mr. Saturday man, Boy wonder George leveled up💓, it would be nice to see what he can do in a merc.

Pedro Réquio:

Best team with best engine on an oval track, with sub 1 min quali lap, if he doesn't win he will be second because there is no way a Mercedes is not going to win

harshil2222:

Finally there will be another race winner! (Also get well soon lewis)

jon bell:

Imagine going from the slowest to the fastest car on the grid. i bet this is the first time this has ever happened.

エルサElseStand:

I like how all this sht happens right after I cancel my subscription to F1. Smh

Anna Tsukiya:

George should thank Covid for this opportunity to race in Mercedes. FACT!

Michael Pfister:

I am with you, I am excited to see what Russell can do with the Mercedes. I will be paying close attention Friday!

F1loverforever F1:

My other guess apart from this one was Ocon goes to Mercedes then Alonso comes in to "replace" him. It was a long shot but this is F1🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

WinTech 4074:

Everyone is happy for George and Mick get their seats but Im also excited and happy for Jack Aitken

Michael Sullivan:

Thanks Sean, for the excellent report!

NicolasM:

It's just too great...We all wanted him to score a point before the season ends. And now he'll score 26 this sunday.

DMT Donuts:

We all get to see the massive disadvantage of F1 this week with un equal cars.

Alex Pike:

Good for George. It’ll be nice to see him in a different seat and see what he’s actually capable of. However, what’s the point of a reserve driver if they can just pluck another driver from another team?

keith lester:

Let’s see how he gets on in the car first, then see how well he gets through qually. I’m excited to watch the FP sessions, something that I don’t usually do!

Rick Tamm:

I am so glad for George Russell good for you man you deserve that seat for now

william f:

I could see Hamilton retiring end of next year and giving Russell the seat

Cidi Racing:

At last a good decision from Mercedes when it comes to their young driver program. If Hamilton misses the last race I hope it will be Hulkenberg in the car. I want him to get finally his podium.