Lewis Hamilton's Sakhir Grand Prix replacement confirmed as George Russell
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mirror.co.ukGeorge Russell has been confirmed at Lewis Hamilton's replacement for this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix after the seven-time world champion was struck with coronavirus.
The British youngster, 22, is in his second season with Williams, but is a member of the Mercedes junior driver programme. Silver Arrows' chiefs have been able to come to an agreement with Williams following crisis talks on Tuesday, with Russell's participation confirmed 24 hours after news of Hamilton's positive result emerged.
The British youngster, 22, will make his Silver Arrows debut in Formula One and said: “Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you to everybody at Williams for giving me this opportunity. "I might be wearing a different race suit this weekend, but I’m a
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