George Russell took a maiden grand prix victory – and a first for Mercedes in 2022. Check out his sister and net worth 2022.
George Russell : Grand Prix | Sister | Net worth 2022
Russell was born in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, to father Steve and mother Alison, the youngest alongside two siblings: a sister, Cara, and an older brother, Benjy.
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Russell took up karting at the age of 7, having spent much of his time around karting tracks and his brother Benjy, who was also involved in competitive karting.
Growing up in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Russell was educated at the Wisbech Grammar School, before moving to Milton Keynes at the age of 18 to be closer to his racing teams.
George Russell Grand Prix
George Russell took a maiden grand prix victory – and a first for Mercedes in 2022 – as Max Verstappen was penalised for a collision with Lewis Hamilton in Sao Paulo.
Russell was in control of the race throughout after Verstappen and Hamilton came together as they disputed second place in the early stages at a safety car restart.
Hamilton dropped to ninth place after the collision with his 2021 title rival but came back to secure a Mercedes one-two and seal the team’s recovery after a difficult season that the eight-time champions started with an uncompetitive car.
Russell’s accomplished drive included him surviving a late safety car that bunched up the field and put Hamilton right behind him heading into the final 10 laps.
The Mercedes drivers were told that they were allowed to race but Russell held the lead at the restart and kept Hamilton at bay until the end.
Also behind them, the final 10 laps were a frantic fight as a number of drivers who had had difficult races revived their afternoons.
Among them were Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc – who had been barged off the track by McLaren’s Lando Norris at Turn Five shortly after the Verstappen-Hamilton incident and dropped to the back – and Verstappen himself.
Leclerc was sixth at the restart but moved up to finish fourth behind his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz, as both passed the fading Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
Alpine’s Fernando Alonso also overtook the Mexican to take a strong fifth place after starting 18th.
The late caution period also helped Verstappen move up from the bottom of the top 10 to sixth place, just failing to pass Alonso on a race to the line.
Sister
Russell was born in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, to father Steve and mother Alison, the youngest alongside two siblings: a sister, Cara, and an older brother, Benjy.
Cara Russell is the only sister of the two brothers who is trying her best to make things work for them. Being the only female and not in any form of sports but she is always behind her siblings giving them the support they need.
Although, we do not know about the job description for Cara. She often makes an appearance on the support they need. And she is trying her best to make the family feel alright.
George Russell net worth 2022
George Russell’s net worth is around 10 million dollars. This is largely down to his racing earnings and a lucrative deal with Mercedes.
The driver’s sponsorships also contribute to his worth and he has a valuable personal collection of cars, watches and yachts. Additionally, his family have considerable property assets.
As one of the rising stars of Formula 1, Russell’s trajectory is pointing upwards and it seems the only way is up for the Brit.
Last year, Russell’s net worth was conservatively valued at one million dollars. Next year, it is likely to be far more than 10 million.