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Tove Jansson (right), creator of Moomin, and her life partner Tuulikki Pietilä (left), an accomplished Finnish artist

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"George Russell grew up just a couple of hours from the Silverstone circuit, where 164,000 spectators will gather on July 5 for the highlight of the British motor racing calendar, yet his journey to Formula 1 has arguably been the longest of any driver on the grid.⁠ ⁠ From an early age Russell showed extraordinary doggedness. His family pinballed round the country to out-of-the-way, windswept kart circuits, and young George raced in all weathers.⁠ ⁠ As he advanced through the junior ranks, the costs of racing quickly outgrew the family’s funds — '£50,000 a year if you want to compete; £200,000 if you want to win,' he said. His father sold his seed business to give young George’s career a boost, but it still wasn’t enough to cover the £800,000 cost of a Formula 2 season. In the nick of time he was talent-spotted by Mercedes and fast-tracked through its driver development programme. Soon after that doors began opening in quick succession.⁠ ⁠ Like many successful drivers, Russell admits he’s driven by demons — in particular a fear of failure associated with the stopwatch his dad used to time him during kart practice. 'I wasn’t afraid of the kart, or the speed, or the track. I was afraid of that stopwatch,' he wrote recently for the Players’ Tribune. 'I’d drive as fast as I could. I think it was fear that was pushing me. When I finished I’d look up at my dad and know. I’d know.'" - june 1, 2026 📷 @.thetimes / instagram