George Russell: the daily work behind a Formula 1 weekend

SportLocation Formula 1 Desk · 15 Oct 2026

George Russell says he prefers to take each day as it comes, naming simulator work, engineers and Friday practice as parts of the job.

George Russell is not looking too far ahead. In this interview, the Mercedes driver describes a day-by-day approach: do the best job possible today, then do it again tomorrow.

His examples are rooted in the routine of a Formula 1 season. Russell mentions the gym, working with the people around him, talking to his engineers and using the simulator, before bringing it back to Friday practice. It is a view of performance built from repeated tasks, not just the race weekend’s headline moments.

The point is not to separate preparation from driving. Russell puts simulator work, conversations with engineers and a Friday session in the same list of opportunities to do his best. The interview offers no particular race or result to attach that thought to; its focus is the work itself.

For Russell, looking ahead gives way to handling the next task. In his own account, that can mean the simulator one day and Friday practice the next.