The name of Ben Barnicoat will not ring a bell with many people. It was George Russell 's biggest rival in his karting days, he tells us in the podcast ''My Big Break' by Motorsport Magazine. Russell reveals that he ran into Barnicoat again because of his switch to Mercedes. From a young age, Russell competed against Barnicoat in karts every time. "He was my rival from the very first championship I was racing. There was always a rivalry, we had quite a few incidents along the way," said the Brit. After seasons of fighting each other, the two talents both ended up driving for Hitech GP in Formula 3 in 2016. Read more Russell shares his views on controversial crash Verstappen and...
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