George Russell has praised Lewis Hamilton for being a ‘great role model’.

The two were team-mates at Mercedes, with Hamilton having now moved on to Ferrari.

Speaking after the Abu Dhabi GP, Russell said: “To be honest, I think just seeing first-hand what a role model he is. I think I sort of recognise from Lewis that we’ve all got this platform, and we have to use it correctly.

“That’s become even more apparent to me when, with my young niece and nephews watching TikTok and YouTube and Netflix. I spend a bit of time with Toto’s son, who also, he and his friends see Netflix and all of this stuff.

“And how you deal with the victories, how you deal with the losses, you inspire the young kids, and I think also this weekend, when I look back to that photo I had of Lewis and I when I was a kid, I looked up to him the same way as all these kids look up to us.

“I think that’s probably been the biggest life lesson that I’ve learned from him, that sometimes, even if you want to really express something, there’s hundreds of millions of people watching, and the way you do it is important.”