“It’s my first time here at Brixworth so it’s been pretty special to see what goes on behind the scenes which I think quite often you don’t appreciate what goes into creating this incredible machine.
“When you arrive at the track, you see the end product but you don’t necessarily see all the hard work that goes into making it.
“So this was eye-opening for me.”
Whether Russell will be joined by Lewis Hamilton in preparations for the new season remains to be seen though.
