After a tough season and certainly an underwhelming debut with Mercedes despite finishing fourth in the championship, Britain’s second most beloved driver, George Russell, is back in the Formula 1 car! The driver joined the team and, after the session, looked ever so excited to be back on the track!

On his social media, the driver updated his fans about his return, which certainly gained a lot of love from everywhere. Apart from the track pictures showcasing his iconic 2020 Mercedes single race helmet, on his stories, Russell captioned the team’s official post, “Oh how I’ve missed driving an F1 car” and wrote “100+ laps later. Pretty knackered after being out of the car for 8 weeks but so glad to be back!!” his photo post-session caption reads.

The comments on his “Feels good to be back!” post ranged from congratulating the driver on his return to taunting the team and him about feeling “great” in the backache machine W13. On the other hand, fans being fans, they weren’t shy about posting thirsty comments on both Instagram and Twitter. But most importantly, they were quick to declare “Mr. Consistent” the 2023 champion, in a display of faith in him as well as the team.

Fans declare their favorite for the next season

George Russell has gained a huge number of fans following his exceptionally consistent performances in the 2022 season. Outperforming his teammate and country-mate, he has undoubtedly emerged as the front-runner ahead of Lewis Hamilton. And his fans are making sure that everyone knows that.

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On Instagram, one of the comments, praising Russell read, “Welcome back george, stay focus 💪💪, this year you could be the champ 🔥🔥”. While the other riding the “George is the type guy” meme wave, read, “George is the type of guy to fight for the 2023 championship 🏆.”

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One other fan commented, “Hello to our 2023 world champion.” Russell’s first photo, looking on his left, got, “George ready to fight” with an additional compliment on his stance, “YESSSSSSSSSS LOOK AT THIS CHAMPION STANCE.”

“future world champion, greetings from Mexico🙌”

“Always great to see you on track, George 🔥”

The fans were also quick to point out his red helmet, and many demanded that the team make it permanent for the Briton. Nevertheless, all the Mercedes fans and the driver’s fans were delighted to see things progressing.

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Now, only a few days remain until we see the unveiling of the new Mercedes, which would be Russell’s challenger for the 2023 season. Can he keep up his consistency? How much can he stand on his fan’s expectations? A crucial factor in deciding all of this will be the W14.