WATCH: What does an F1 reserve driver do?

2018-08-19 20:45:04 by Jake Williams-Smith

Ever wondered what an F1 reserve driver actually does as part of a Formula One team? Worry no longer as Mercedes junior driver George Russell shows you behind-the-scenes and just what he gets up to when he isn't competing for the F2 title.

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