George Russell Awestruck by Mercedes F1 Teammate Lewis Hamilton – “Incredibly Inspiring and Motivational for Me”

After the 2021 defeat, Lewis Hamilton is working hard to lift his eighth title in the upcoming season. In addition, his intensity to push forward amazes his new young teammate at the Brackley stables.

The young British prodigy, George Russell, joined Mercedes for 2022, replacing Valtteri Bottas, who left for Alfa Romeo. The young driver came through the Mercedes Young Driver program. Hence, throughout his career in F1, he has been able to closely witness the brilliance of his fellow British driver.

Now, Russell has the opportunity to work alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton as his teammate. Being a crucial part of Mercedes F1 now more than ever, George has recently spoken about the hard work Hamilton puts in to succeed.

Russell reported on his Mercedes teammate, “My working relationship with Lewis over the past three years hasn’t been as close as it probably was four or five years ago when I was a junior driver.”

The Brit added, “Seeing him work week in week out, it always amazes me how somebody so talented and successful as Lewis continues to strive for more and that is incredibly inspiring and motivational for me as a young driver to try and reach the height Lewis has achieved.”

“What an opportunity for me to be his team-mate, to learn from him and see how he goes about his business,” George Russell also stated. “I think we have a really good relationship between the two of us and we can really work well together to push the team forward.”

Can Mercedes dominate 2022 with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell?

The Silver Arrows have dominated Formula 1 over the past 7 years. However, their rivals, Red Bull, put up a great fight last season and even managed to take away the driver’s champion from the German team. Hence, Mercedes ended with only one title last season, the 2021 Constructor’s Championship.

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After the 2021 season, the Brackley-based team is working hard to regain their total dominance in F1 2022. The German F1 team is quite confident in their 2022 challenger W13 and their driver line-ups. Furthermore, both the car and the drivers have already given a small glimpse of their potential in Barcelona.

Lewis Hamilton finished first with the fastest lap time of 1:19.138; meanwhile, George Russell was right behind him in second with the lap time of 1:19.233 at the pre-season testing at Barcelona. Currently, both the drivers are working alongside the engineers and the strategists to not just replicate but improve the Barcelona results in Bahrain.

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Both Hamilton and Russell will again take the Mercedes W13 at another pre-season test in Bahrain on March 10-12. Therefore, F1 fans should keep an eye out for Mercedes at the Bahrain test, as the 8-time constructors’ champions might amaze everyone again.