George Russell is director of the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers' Association) and believes Formula 1 in a good place. Some hefty names preceded him as chief executive. Among others, Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher were already in charge there. Russell explains the state of the top class of motorsport.
"I think generally speaking, Formula 1 is in a good place," the British Formula 1 driver told RaceFans.net. "If it wasn’t for the Red Bull dominance for the last 12 months, it has been quite a lot of exciting racing, close racing, good battles. And that’s where it is at the moment for this fight for second – it is in a good place," Russell continued.
GPDA director Russell on F1
The GPDA was created so that drivers have somewhere to turn when they have concerns about a particular issue in Formula 1. In terms of strategic aspects of Formula 1, the British driver still sees small areas for improvement, but also explains that it is not easy to get everything right.
"Maybe the tyres have been a little bit too hard recently and it’s too many one-stops and not enough degradation to add a bit of spice in there. But, equally, when the tyres are rubbish we also complain," Russell says. "So it’s trying to find that right balance and it’s never quite clear," concludes the British Mercedes driver.