“Lewis Is Very Good At…”: George Russell Finds His Achilles Heel Against Hamilton Despite Winning the Silver Arrows Battle

Formula 1 is an unforgiving sport. A driver must acknowledge his mistakes first and then learn from them to improve their performance before they can even put themselves on the list of good drivers, and George Russell has done exactly that as he heads into the season with Mercedes for the second time. Mr Saturday arrived at Mercedes in style, outperforming his teammate Lewis Hamilton consistently in most rounds and getting a new name, Mr. Consistency. But as per his latest revelation, the young driver knows that he needs to learn a lot before he can register himself among the contenders for the championship.

He understands the points where his experienced and record-setting teammate was better than him, and thus he has identified his weak points to improve on.

As quoted by Turkish Motorsport, the young Briton said, “Tire management is my primary focus. I think Lewis is very good at getting the most out of the tires in each of the stints. It was really helpful for me to see some of his qualities as a teammate. I think there is a lot to learn in this area and I still have a lot to learn.”

“To be honest, the races where I learned the most were always the hard races. Whenever I failed or underperformed, I learned a lot from it. Last year there were races that I struggled with, and looking back, I can say that it was mainly because I tried so hard. That’s one of the main lessons I learned from,” he said, identifying the mental aspect as his second focal point for improvement.

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With Lewis Hamilton as his teammate, Russell is surely at an advantage, where he can learn directly from the driver and even analyze the data with Mercedes, who have got several championships under their belt in the last decade.

George Russell hits back against FIA’s regulation

The FIA introduced a regulation for drivers prohibiting them from putting out political messages unless they have been approved by the affiliated bodies. The rule has been criticized by many, with several even outright planning to break it.

Backing the drivers’ opposition to the rule, George Russell, director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, as quoted by GP Fans, said, “It is totally unnecessary in the sport and in the world we live in at the moment. I would like to think it has all been some kind of misunderstanding but on that I am not too sure.”

“We are not going to limit our views or thoughts because of some silly regulation. We are all here to have free speech and share whatever views we have.”

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The drivers and team principals—everyone appears to stand together for this cause, as they believe a platform as big as F1 should be used rightfully to bring about good changes everywhere.