F1 Driver George Russell Replies to Fans on the Internet | GQ Sports

On this episode of Actually Me, F1 racer George Russell goes undercover on the Internet and replies to real comments from fans on Twitter, Instagram, Quora, Wikipedia, Reddit, KZbin and TikTok. How is he handling the pressure of joining a big team like Mercedes at such a young age? How much weight can he lift with the strength of his neck alone? Does he get thirsty behind the wheel?
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[@________4423]

Disappointed that George didn't bring his powerpoint presentation kit.

[@natalyniccolsalgueroramire5653]

FACTS lol

[@adidono61]

he starting power point now😁

[@leafertYT]

true

[@o0oStillWeRiseo0o]

😂

[@eruiluuvatar]

Fun fact. 2020: George is in Williams and fights vs Magnussen in Haas on track 2022: George is in Mercedes and fights vs Magnussen in Haas on track

[@scheewheed8285]

The irony

[@quadcore6148]

Haas Master🅱️lan

[@fajaradi1223]

It HAAS to be done nonetheless

[@hardyvee]

PR63 ong

[@rumblefish9]

FACTS!

[@cd4953]

I'm so glad F1 is starting to pick up popularity in the United States; it's lonely being an F1 fan here right now. Hopefully it will inspire a new generation of drivers too; there haven't been many Americans on the grid over the years.

[@gerry3RS]

I could’ve been an American in F1 but my parents didn’t support my dreams.

[@tylergregory7280]

As a southerner all anyone talks about when I mention F1 is NASCAR….

[@usernamenotwrittenoutoflaz9865]

McLaren have actually signed a 13 year old American prodigy that seems to have a lot of potential to become a good F1 driver. I also think that Merc was interested in signing him to their academy. His name is Ugo Ugochukwu look him up

[@MaxEng1492]

@@gerry3RS im sorry dude that really sucks

[@TRSevenboi]

you think being a F1 fan in United States is lonely? come to India mate there's literally *nobody*

[@Primenumber19]

As an American F1 fan for years it’s super strange seeing it get more popular in the states with stuff like this. Cool, but weird.

[@defnotatroll]

Agreed. Cool but weird. A positive for sure

[@defnotatroll]

I wish Lewis would do stuff like this, he's the perfect personality and he also has the name and the accolades

[@superxavxii421]

Same, I'm a U.S fan that hoped on the F1 train mid 2021 season. F1 has really blown up.

[@joshuag1795]

95% of everyone I know that likes it now is because of the sports betting boom

[@plasma9839]

So far in NY I’ve seen Mercedes and Aston Martin merch, really nice to see, I’m like a F1 Missionary trying to convert as many people here as I can

[@irem4124]

He explains everything in such a clean and understandable manner. Listening to him is very calming and pleasurable regardless of what is he talking about. Great guy.

[@toogoodtobetrue.87]

You can say he radiates sweetness and confidence around him.

[@laylita83]

He seems really nice and I like the way he answered the questions, very eloquent. Love this type of videos.

[@TheAquarium1]

he's super nice, like when he crashed into Valterri at 180mph by taking a wet line during a rain race and blamed him, then punched him in the helmet after ruining his race. Real classy guy this George Russel

[@plasma-bfox9688]

@@TheAquarium1 i mean all i am going to say is i am sure you have done stuff which was stupid when you are filled with adrenaline, dont judge someone based of a thing they did after a massive crash

[@TheAquarium1]

@@plasma-bfox9688 U KNOW, that's fair

[@Omnis.satanica.potestas_omnis]

of course he seems really nice, it's an official video. df do you expect lol

[@siu281]

I mean all F1 drivers seen eloquent and well spoken

[@johnnyquist8362]

It is impossible to be unimpressed with George Russell. His brilliance, skill, leadership potential, past history, and rock steady performance in all areas are really above anything we've seen in the recent past.

[@alpal3098]

He really brought me back into formula 1, there are other amazing drivers in low performing cars, but the negative attitudes of grosjean and magnussen in the haas in 2019 and 20 for example show that it takes real humility and resilience to keep a positive determined attitude like George has done. (Btw I love grosjean and magnussen and perhaps it was a team attitude that caused them to appear frustrated but even so) I think even to view Hamilton in 2012, he became so mentally dominated by his reliability issues.

[@vikram6969]

He can actually be cast as the next Spider-Man. Looks the "Peter Parker" type

[@JadetheRebel]

Him and lando lol

[@chiefdenis]

WAAAAYYYY! too tall but i agree

[@kgbromero]

I was thinking the same 😂 idk why but at some angles, he slightly resembles Tobey Maguire during his Raimi Spider-Man films lol

[@starsapphire]

Literally what I was thinking during the entire thing LOL He looks like Spider Man without the mask, it's the red.

[@captaingreen6160]

he should be an actor as well

[@michaelpaley3518]

Main take away: George is knowledgeable and wants to go to Ferrari

[@lauren6543]

He brought them up like 3 times in this 8 minutes video. After the first race I imagine he wants to be on Ferrari even more.

[@aavalos7760]

@@lauren6543 Like seb said, everybody wants to drive for Ferrari whether they admit it or not

[@mattsisoler6125]

@@aavalos7760 I’m pretty sure even Lewis Hamilton has said that a move to Ferrari would have been a dream move for him. Think about THAT alternate reality. Hamilton goes to Ferrari and it’s Vettel who goes to Mercedes.

[@rumblefish9]

@@aavalos7760 Until they get to Ferrari because it's a crapshoot. You either get really good Ferrari or really bad Ferrari that's 1.5 secs off pace

[@andrewbezwada495]

This just about aged like milk….

[@Drummercommander]

Mr.Saturday refers to Russell outperforming his Williams car during a single hotlap, even though the car was too slow to maintain race pace. I guess Russell doesn't want to sound too negative about his former team, which suits him!

[@chiefdenis]

Lol, you can't outperform a car, you'll just crash like max at jeddah or cook your brakes or tires like Max at bahrain. Getting every bit of performance out of a car is a delicate act, but you can't take out what it doesn't have

[@kaat3107]

y

[@Firemarioflower]

Get a brain, please. Yes you can outperform a car. @@chiefdenis

[@chiefdenis]

@@Firemarioflower truly impressive how you can type without a brain, keep it up tho, u don't have much use for one

[@Firemarioflower]

@@chiefdenis Whatever lowlife.... you act like you know F1 when you don't. Stop trying to diminish the driver's skill involved, jealous nerd.

[@Kibouo]

They needed Kimi Raikkonen to talk about having the drink

[@dahemper]

You will not get the drink!

[@lotusyu1914]

exactly lol

[@AMB477]

And Checo too after last year

[@MissMondayNight117]

No Kimi you will not have the drink

[@UnlimitedSwordMagic]

"The switch must have to be on, but is it on or not? That's the real question"

[@Princess_kitty14]

George Russell is the type of guy who goes unironically on the internet to answer this type of questions

[@Chris32351]

"It's not always about size, as they say." I see you George...

[@rumblefish9]

FACTS! George has beautiful eyes! If you listen closely to the audio, you can hear Albon screaming "Geeeoooorge!" in the background.

[@wcsmith0888]

You have to love George Russel. He is so chill and nice. He’s an awesome driver and I know he will do great at Mercedes

[@NickkAtNyte]

"How do F1 drivers stay hydrated during the race?" Cue Kimi Raikkonen and the drinks bottle incident 😂😂

[@99minimev99]

No Kimi you will not have the drink

[@rumblefish9]

@@99minimev99 Poor Kimi. He just wants his drink, gloves and steering wheel

[@AngryMimi0919]

Only been a fan for 1 yr but loving every minute of it and clearly went into a depression after the season ended. George - am so happy for you and look forward to seeing you win win win!

[@jaeofelony5531]

I like George Russell. At first glance, he kind of looks stuck up, but he seems like a genuine lad and wish him well at Mercedes!!!

[@jasonwade1901]

Yeah I just worry that he WILL become stuck up after a few seasons at merc

[@makisan2596]

@@jasonwade1901 sure thing buddy

[@jasonwade1901]

@@makisan2596 what’s with your attitude kiddo? All I said was I hope he doesn’t become stuck up

[@dontdoit2893]

@@jasonwade1901 he’s just acting like your typical merc elitist

[@reportedphish]

thank you for actually answering good f1 questions and not just top of the ocean questions

[@itslarisza]

omgggggg they grow up so fast!!! im so proud to have him on the team

[@superxavxii421]

Very nice vid. Definitely do this with more drivers

[@sennachamp5231]

I'VE BEEN NOTICED BY GEORGE RUSSELL

[@boredstudent]

It's pretty cool to see George Russell on here. As an American, I've been a fan of Formula 1 since I was a kid. I was always into motorsports but Formula 1 just clicked with me. I know that some people became fans because of Formula 1 Drive To Survive but I already knew about Formula 1. I hope we see another F1 driver doing this. One driver I can think of is Daniel Ricciardo. He's a real class act that guy.

[@benjarsenault]

GEOOOOOOOOOOOOORGE! -Alexander Albon 2020

[@imveryape]

YOU'RE SO BAAAAD

[@PrinceOfMixes]

Sweet that you took the time to make this video George. Wish you the best of luck this season!

[@katarmy1351]

Thank you GQ! This is honestly so cool to see George and F1 here!

[@linakonstantinova1601]

YAAAAS GEORGE! Can´t wait to see him rocking on his Mercedes debut season, thanks for the content GQ Sports♥. It would be great if next time you can get Charles Leclerc in a video:).

[@squiddysquidster802]

He did good but the merc is a little bad.

[@spakjoeXD]

Yeah, fun that Merc will suck this year though

[@Balaji-nq4lh]

Bro got outqualified by his seat in 2021

[@linakonstantinova1601]

Can’t believe how toxic the F1 community has become🤡

[@joseportillo1699]

Overrated

[@SamBrickell]

I imagine Kimi would have an interesting answer to this question.

[@sagarsharma877]

What is the magic button? Kimi: It is a button that does things.

[@_bloomoon_]

Bwoh

[@7BD273]

53 kilos jesus christ that's a whole person

[@rumblefish9]

Some drivers can pull heavier and have massive necks. Have you seen Alonso's?

[@ross-carlson]

And it's LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO!!! Can't wait to see what George does in a front running car this season, finishing 4th in his first race with Mercedes was awesome to see!!

[@hardyvee]

i like to call it a decent bottas impression

[@westonvanderveen1157]

Man, I'm a new F1 fan but I've slowly been learning all of the drivers and their personalities - and I've gotta say George Russell seems to place near the top in terms of being humble enough to interact with fans and media.

[@tessnimbouzidi6266]

Same here, i started following him after watching him in vanity fair and he seemed really nice and sincere

[@rafandale2811]

Idk how much you guys know about F1 drivers, but I would say Sebastian Vettel is very high on that list too, probably in #1.

[@kxloux8466]

@@rafandale2811 clearly you haven’t watched F1 for very long. i personally wouldn’t want to see what he’s like when winning again

[@rafandale2811]

@@kxloux8466 He’s always been a nice guy off the track

[@ruukogchase5165]

He is 5x the person Norris is. Very well mannered, composed and humorous (when called for).

[@pedropaiva3539]

George has definitely made a power point to answer all these questions

[@Valkyrian_777]

I discovered George at his error in Romagna GP behind the safety car, his reaction touched me and I began to follow him since.

[@JaKosanovic]

what happened?

[@alpal3098]

Absolutely Vincent, I think this and his reaction to Sakhir really showed what he is made of. To think his possible maiden win was lost by the team he aspired to be at and not by his own error, must have been very tough, but he’s getting his chance now at driving near the top.

[@thetruebatman4632]

Such an intelligent and mature kid with unbelievable talent. My early twenties looked a little different 😙

[@fat00m128]

GQ sports needs to bring more F1 drivers!

[@tobyazoor7059]

i love george russell so much his smile is so contagious

[@aaron-damonkassner4715]

I’ve been watching F1 since I was 7 when Michael was still racing. And I’m glad this great sport is picking up here in the states.

[@sagarsharma877]

Must be cool to see his son now racing in the sport!

[@legoldspy6851]

@@sagarsharma877 I wonder how does Alonso feel

[@douglasm3310]

I started watching in 03 and became a huge Micheal fan. I never even met another F1 fan until about 2013 and now I know about a dozen.

[@carlottaramaciotti9150]

He didn’t win but still managed to get on the podium at Monza, hope he liked to see how many people we were under that podium

[@_bloomoon_]

He seems like a genuinely good person

[@nobleskariah5614]

Cant wait for his top 10 essential item videos! It would be a fun video

[@aryaabhagwat6501]

generational talent and really nice personality 👏 the whole package 💯

[@km4075]

Exactly 🥰

[@Aemond2024]

Generational talent? A good driver but nothing more

[@ethanpeschman4458]

On one hand, I'm so glad Russell got into a faster car because he definitely deserves it. On the other hand as a RB fan I'm unhappy that he's joining my mortal foe.

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

Ferrari has entered the chat

[@ThisIsMego]

@@edoardoprevelato6577 I'm SO hoping for a 3 team title fight. And I really hope that George will give Lewis a run for the money

[@marynaloboda4922]

Hello to the fellow RB fan

[@vjsoeifi]

"Ferrari will probably be on of our rivals" Haas taps on his shoulder

[@Sleydo]

"How do you stay hydrated throughout the race?" - A Question that should have been for Kimi :D

[@phucnguyen0110]

Should have asked more about the "Mr.Saturday" thing, I am pretty sure some people will ask how did George do an outstanding job at qualifying with a weak-ish car of the Williams (last year). People can definitely ask like can a driver "out-drive" a car over its potential. That would be cool.

[@HeyitsFlorcita]

so well spoken plus he has what it takes to be a future wc

[@rata_gangster3668]

No one gonna talk how the CC are litterally something totally different? Like their talking about gaming mid way through the video XD. Amazing, just amazing.

[@Jackjohnjay]

Loved this. What a stand-up guy. I think he’s quickly becoming one of my favourites.

[@fuckoffyou]

More like stand-up clown.

[@giuliamachado1921]

This is awesome! So nice to see George talking about F1... just missed the powerpoint hahaha

[@rossevers]

Amazing 💯🎉, it's great seeing someone else besides Daniel

[@keileesimms4437]

LETS GOOOOOOOO! Please do more F1 Drivers!!!!!

[@z4yn12]

George Russel is the type of guy to answer questions on the internet

[@Smokie1523]

My favorite part of this interview is the way they recorded it in what sounds like the biggest, emptiest, echo-iest warehouse they could find!

[@spencer1544]

Is it just me or are the closed captions completley off? It stars off with some one talking about females and Redbull.

[@katerina8752]

such a nice person 🖤 good luck george

[@MrKodiKash]

I'm a simple man. I see F1 drivers and I click.

[@sofiavf545]

Love George! Please fix the subtitles

[@leicram2324]

that’s me in 0:11 👀👀👀

[@leicram2324]

mum I made it

[@ramirosarabia]

“Ferrari looks pretty cool” going to see that clip in lots of memes this year

[@r4v3nsc41]

man had more voice cracks than f1 points 😂

[@michigan_supercars6569]

Imagine having wrote one of these questions, then you see this video and you realize the real George Russell replied to you!

[@djcheff]

George is the kind of driver that sprays cologne before the race 😂

[@drips8528]

2:12 the voice crack thoooo

[@supratimmukherjee7208]

"Russel got nerfed so hard" lol!

[@myteriou2618]

nice captions

[@fatimajulissaromerozavala8646]

Great person & amazing driver 🤍

[@felixjoselucas9769]

We want a petition to feature Kimi Raikkonen and let's see what will happened

[@airhog8161]

As of right now lewis is my favorite driver and team but george will eventually maybe when the netflix drops. Like this is my guy

[@ravenquibael4919]

'Just want to cause some carnage clearly' 😂😂😂

[@XSup3rSmurfX]

George Russell is so interesting, really gripping fella

[@mehmetatillaoruc1582]

Wise man George with strange, soothing echo and the white background.

[@fazilmuhammed5410]

pls more F1 drivers

[@sarayasser2972]

"We need to transfer that into a bit more Mr. Sunday" 😂

[@JohnDoe-ji5wg]

5:55 At this point, we know what magic is better than George lmao

[@jakobreed4524]

Can someone please explain the captions for this video

[@12dar345]

I’ll always support him❤

[@markblue6464]

As an American idk why F1 didn’t blow up over here earlier cuz racing is tough af and that’s a real man’s sport cuz we can all relate to that inner racer we have

[@LeongGunners]

How do F1 drivers stay hydrated during the race? Kimi: Just give me the drink.

[@dakotalenzi7630]

He always looks like he’s on the verge of tears…….

[@lauren6543]

The voice cracks don’t help lol

[@SuperHipsterGamer]

The Tobey Maguire effect.

[@kai-dp3cg]

I’m a new F1 fan and I just realized that F1 is really not that big in USA it’s kind of strange. I’ve been to a few GPs because I live in Singapore so I’ve always been interested. Wish I could learn more about F1 somewhere. It’s really very interesting and as a non athletic person this is a huge change

[@pantheranegra2261]

Im relatively new started watching back in 2017 and yea I can agree not many Americans watch f1. At least up in Chicago.

[@cmward512]

Russell's quirk is that he's a normal person 👌

[@imveryape]

03:53 Me, everytime I see Quora on Actually Me.

[@jarkson2901]

4:07 MY MAN!

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

0:10 Inspector Russell

[@tombystander]

My sweet George! Crush it at Merc this year mate

[@FunksterHunkster]

“It’s not always about size they say”

[@Xuehuapiaopiao00]

It's such a coincidence that I got a gaming ad for racing before this video played .

[@jinpolx]

GET LECLERC HERE PLS

[@brendafirebrand8810]

This guy is easy to cheer for!!!

[@ZeeYoutube98]

So many voice cracks 😂 great vid though

[@MrDuneedon]

The edit that George is making to his Wikipedia entry at 3:17 ain't there.

[@crazzy88ss]

Kimi is the drinks expert.

[@shankyf1]

Do this with all the f1 drivers🙂👍

[@RicoOCHO85]

How do drivers stay hydrated? Kimi: The drink..must be on

[@amirwafi7403]

The "magic" button is sort of like the ultimate/hidden skill for the player. In this case, driver's unique pre-set.

[@alexcarrillo3598]

More F1 videos GQ!!

[@phoebedarker]

I have a crush on him... & His accent especially when he says "young"/"youngster" ❤

[@laszlocarreidas9548]

How does it feel to drive a Merc which is at the same level in terms of speed as Williams is?

[@Thuggy2011]

The wikipedia edit is not visible on the page for anyone wondering, clearly didn't actually edit the page.