Ahead of the final rounds of this year's Formula 2 season, ESPN caught up with championship leader and Mercedes junior driver George Russell to discuss his rivalry with Lando Norris, his career to date and his options in F1 next year.
As the rear of the Mercedes started to twitch sideways at 140mph, I instantly regretted mentioning Lando Norris. Sat in the passenger seat of a 577bhp Mercedes AMG GTR, I struggled to finish my sentence as the car danced towards the grass and gravel lining the outside of Monza's Curva Grande.
No, Norris was definitely not a good conversation starter.