Lewis Hamilton and George Russell of Mercedes before Sprint ahead of the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Qatar - Source: Getty
Mercedes driver George Russell shared an emotional farewell message for his teammate Lewis Hamilton as the latter prepares for his final race with the German team at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend. The seven-time F1 world champion would be leaving the Brackley-based outfit to join Ferrari next year.
The partnership of Hamilton and Mercedes has been immensely successful in terms of race wins and championships. The British driver won six of his seven driver's titles with the German team and guided them to eight consecutive constructor's championships from 2014 to 2021.
George Russell, who joined the team in 2022, has pushed Lewis Hamilton during their three years as teammates, scoring the same amount of points, 685 each. In fact, Russell has had more pole positions and race wins while Hamilton got on on more podiums.
