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<\/p>\nGEORGE Russell is one of Formula One\u2019s rising stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But what\u2019s his net worth? Here\u2019s what we know about the British racecar driver.<\/p>\n
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George Russell is a British racecar driver, for the Mercedes F1 team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was born in King\u2019s Lynn, Norfolk, to father Steve, and mother Alison.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His father had a seed and bean company, that he reportedly sold to support George\u2019s driving<\/span> career.\u00a0<\/p>\n Russell has two older siblings, a sister called Cara, who works as his personal assistant, and a brother, Benjy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Russell grew up in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, and took up karting as a child at the age of 6, following in older brother Benjy\u2019s footsteps, who was also a keen karting driver, often competing \u2014 and winning.<\/p>\n Russell has previously said that his brother \u201cwas a brilliant driver\u201d, but despite starting at only 11 years old, it was already too late for him to pursue a career in the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n The budding driver moved up to the karting cadet<\/span> class in 2010, becoming the MSA British champion and British Open champion.<\/p>\n In 2014, Russell participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship<\/span>, finishing fourth, and also the BRDC Formula 4 Championship with the Lanan Racing team.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n After winning the Formula 4 Championship, he became the youngest-ever driver to win the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, earning a \u00a3100,000 cash prize.<\/p>\n In his debut Formula 3 championship in 2015, Russell scored three podium finishes.<\/p>\n After winning the Formula 2 championship driving with the French team ART Grand Prix, Russell moved on to Formula 1, debuting with the Williams team in 2019, at the Australian Grand Prix finishing sixteenth.<\/p>\n His first win came three years later at the 2022 S\u00e3o Paulo Grand Prix after he'd joined the Mercedes team.<\/p>\n As for his love life, Russell started dating Seychelle de Vries, once linked to Max Verstappen, in 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n The pair were reportedly together for three years, before a 2020 split.\u00a0<\/p>\n Russell is now dating Carmen Montero Mundt, a finance professional based in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n Carmen shares romantic snaps with boyfriend Russell with her 318,000 Instagram followers, for example, some exotic holiday photos, and a summer trip to Wimbledon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Russell largely sticks to professional driving shots on his Instagram, where he has 3.8 million followers, but posted a photo with Carmen at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n Russell was born on February 15, 1998 – making him 25 as of November 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n In 2023 he is driving alongside fellow Brit and F1 legend Lewis Hamilton, born in 1985 and 13 years his senior.<\/p>\n In an interview with The Times, Russell said of his teammate: \u201cHe is so experienced, whereas I\u2019m a 25-year-old who is just totally focused on trying to be the best F1 driver I can be. I\u2019m pretty inspired by what he has achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n Russell joined the Mercedes F1 team in 2021, replacing Valtteri Bottas.<\/p>\n In his first race<\/span> in a Mercedes car, the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, Russell qualified ninth and finished fourth.<\/p>\n He took his first podium spot with Mercedes at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Russell has an estimated net worth of $16million, approximately \u00a313.1million.<\/p>\n His move to Mercedes earned him a \u00a35million payday.<\/p>\n He previously rented a flat in an affluent part of London, but moved to Monaco, like many other F1 stars before him.\u00a0<\/p>\nRead more ON GEORGE RUSSELL<\/h2>\n
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<\/picture>'NO WORDS' <\/span><\/p>\nF1 star George Russell close to tears after last lap of Singapore GP crash<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>IN A RUS <\/span><\/p>\nHamilton and Russell in Japan GP boost as Mercedes claim there\u2019s \u2018more to come\u2019<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>MR MOTOR-VATOR <\/span><\/p>\nAlonso sends classy message to Lewis after F1 icon quizzed over retirement<\/h3>\n
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