Former F1 Driver Believes George Russell Will ‘Attack’ Lewis Hamilton in 2022 Season

It will be a battle of the generations at Mercedes in the 2022 season, as George Russell partners Lewis Hamilton next season. Many believe that the young Brit can take the fight to the 7-time world champion and even beat him. Former F1 driver Perry McCarthy mentioned Russell would be ready to challenge Hamilton from the get-go.

Although one can expect the former Williams driver to take a little bit of time to settle in the team, Perry is confident that Russell will be ready to pounce on any mistakes made by Lewis Hamilton.

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Former F1 driver assesses George Russell and Lewis Hamilton as teammates

As reported by Express. co.UK, the ex-F1 driver claimed George will be tapping on the shoulder of his experienced teammate next season. He also stated that it is good for Russell’s career to test himself up against arguably the greatest driver of all time.

“I think he’s going to be tapping Lewis on the shoulder. I really do. And the other thing is, is that, you know, if Lewis has developed any chinks in his armor because he does feel a little bit low, then George will be prying those open, you know, he’s going to be on the attack,” said Perry.

“Your absolute best scenario, as a racing driver, is to join a team where you’ve got an absolutely brilliant, established star. And then your job is to beat him, because suddenly, if you’ve just jumped in, and you’re beating the guy that holds pretty much every record going, then you’re looked at as being brilliant.” said the former F1 driver.

It would be fascinating to see how George approaches next season at Mercedes against Lewis. Will he fight against Hamilton in every race like Rosberg, or play second fiddle like Bottas? Let’s wait and watch at the start of the season.

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