Russell will race full-time for the senior Mercedes team in 2022 after impressing during his three seasons with Williams, during which he was a member of the Mercedes junior programme.
Russell will link up with seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and race in the Mercedes W13 car that will be unveiled on Friday at Silverstone.
Throughout his racing career to date, Russell has largely used red-based helmets that also incorporated some blue to fit in with the Williams team colour.
But in a video posted by Mercedes, Russell revealed his new helmet design for the coming season that sees him change to a black base out of respect for Schumacher.
George Russell, Mercedes
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Schumacher raced for Mercedes in his F1 comeback between 2010 and 2012, making the sight of a bright red helmet against the team’s silver livery iconic.
Russell explained that it was “quite different in colours compared to what I’ve had previously, and…
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