George Russell on contacts with Lewis Hamilton
George Russell on Lewis Hamilton’s contacts George Russell, Hamilton’s teammate in Formula One, provided insight into their interactions during the 2023 season. Regardless of being partners at Mercedes, the two drivers encountered a few on target conflicts all through the season, eminently in Spain and Japan.
The fact that the Mercedes team was not consistently in contention for race victories or either World Championship took something of an “edge” off the competitiveness between the two Brits, allowing for a relatively harmonious unity as teammates.
Nonetheless, Russell credited these episodes to the normal closeness coming about because of their comparative exhibition levels. He said (through Motorsport.com)
“I believe it’s typical when you’re so close in execution, while you’re lapping at a similar lap times or you’re beginning close to each other on the matrix – you’re continuously going to be close.”
Recognizing that their ways habitually cross during an extended hustling season, George Russell excused any idea of hostility between them. “We’re always going to be going across a 24-race season, an average of 60 laps per race,” he stated. “We cross paths a lot, and he’s the driver I cross paths with the most.” Therefore, I believe that’s probably what we attributed it to.”
Underscoring the trust among himself and Lewis Hamilton, Russell said:
“I think likewise we trust each other. There might be tense [moments], it could be hard, however we trust each other. We are aware that we will give each other sufficient space to fight without going over the edge.”
