'Sticker war' continues: Russell runs with rival on his back

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12:00, 12 Dec 2023

George Russell did have a very special sticker on his back during Abu Dhabi's Drivers Parade. That shares the Mercedes AMG F1 team on X.

It can be seen that Russell is walking around with a Red Bull sticker on his back. ''George was having none of it,'' they say in the tweet.

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George was having none of it 😆

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