Mercedes driver George Russell has revealed that the “sickening” accidents he has witnessed over the course of his career is behind his drive for greater safety standards in F1.

Russell, who was appointed a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association in 2021, has been vocal in his demands for enhanced safety in F1 over recent years.

George Russell on the ‘sickening’ accidents fuelling his F1 safety drive

The most recent example came at last month’s rain-affected Belgian Grand Prix at Spa – the scene of F2 driver Anthoine Hubert’s fatal accident in 2019 – where the Mercedes driver argued that it would have been “stupidity” to allow the race to begin in poor visibility despite complaints by the likes of Max Verstappen.

Russell, then competing for Williams, also witnessed Romain Gro

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