Mercedes F1 new recruit George Russell explains why he's nicknamed Mr Saturday

After outstanding performances with Williams F1 last season, George Russell will w drive for Mercedes F1 in upcoming season alongside seven-time Drivers' Champion Lewis Hamilton.

23-year old received great recognition at his former team for being able to deliver in qualifying, earning him famous nickname of 'Mr Saturday.'

George Russell reveals why he's called Mr Saturday

In an interview with Crash.net, George Russell revealed thrills of qualifying and how he enjoys dealing with pressure situation of clocking in fastest lap. In previous three years of driving for Williams F1, Russell has received recognition for placing his car as high up as possible on grid.

Speaking of enjoying pressure of qualifying, Brit said, "It's high-pressure stakes of qualifying; you go out re, you've got one lap to do business.  pressure is on and world's watching. It just excites me and I thrive on that pressure to go out re and deliver. I think for a lot of drivers, it's most exciting part of weekend. It's when your car is at its fastest and when everything is on line."

Russell went on to explain how differences between qualifying and race, and why he enjoys former more. "It's like a sprint, [with] race being more of a marathon, managing it to end. You can't sprint every lap of a race because you'd be burned out. You'd tire engine and brakes. But qualifying – you are t holding anything back, you are unleashing everything and that's what I enjoy," added 23-year old.

George Russell explains secret to racing faster

George Russell explained how working with team helps him unlock more pace from his car. "I think, as a driver, your natural speed probably doesn't improve much from of 16, 17 to rest of your career. You become faster because you learn how to work with team better, how to get more out of your car, from technical aspects, [asking], 'How do I get my tyres working in a better window to make m go faster on track?' se are all things you obviously learn with experience and I think I've progressed a huge amount. I am definitely a faster driver today than I was three years ago. t from my natural ability, but more from things you learn technically along way," explained Mercedes F1 driver.

Im: AP