Lewis Hamilton praises George Russell on his adaptation to Mercedes

At Mercedes, the understanding is good between the two pilots. If the car does not yet have the expected performance, Lewis Hamilton and his new teammate George Russell play the card of good friends to help the German team get back on its feet. The seven-time world champion must now compete against a young talent, the face of the future of the star brand.

And even if the newcomer is often ahead of the oldest, Lewis Hamilton still maintains a good relationship with George Russell and he does not hide it.“It's going really well and there's not much more to say than what I've already said, he's doing a great job. He is very, very consistent, very clear and concise in his comments. He didn't have to fit in because he was already part of the team. So it went very well. »

Russell was great with the team » according to Hamilton

Proof of Russell's good adaptation to the Silver Arrows: seven top 5s in seven races! A remarkable and noted consistency which places the ex-pilot Williams in 4th place in the championship, 34 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Already author of two podiums this season, George Russell impresses both the public and his team. 

Lewis Hamilton, who was accustomed to having a lieutenant in the person of Valtteri Bottas in recent years at Mercedes, sees new adversity arrive with Russell. But the British champion is not worried and is enjoying the challenge. “It’s good to be with someone younger (…) I think George was great. He was great with the team. It was obviously an incredible adventure that Valtteri and I went through together and George was already part of the team before that. It went very well. We surfed together the other day and, you know, he fit in really well with the team. » 

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