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Oct 2018
52m 4s

George Russell’s big Williams F1 break

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Formula 2 championship leader George Russell will race for Williams next season, but how good is he? Kevin Turner and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to explain how Russell got the seat and what to expect from him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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