Would George Russell be faster than Lewis Hamilton in a head-to-head F1 championship fight?
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell finished higher in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings last season than teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton, and this year has out-qualified him at all three grands pri🌳x so far🔯.
Hamilton finished P2 in Australia (wherꦿe Russell’s car forced him to retire early) but the debate is still raging about the balance of power between Mercedes’ two drivers.
ꦑKravitz sඣaid via Sky: “We really, really want to see Mercedes challenging for the championship with Red Bull.
“Thꩵen, we can get into ch🙈ampionship-challenging Russell against championship-challenging Hamilton.
“When they’ve actually got something to go for?
“I don’t know this for sure, but I would imagine, if I was Hamilton🍌 and I wasn’t in for the championship - ‘I have won so many, I’m not going for the championship, if George beats me I don’t really care’.
“You could reflect on 2022 and sa♓y George did beat him in the points.
“[Hamilton would say]: ‘I am not i💞n the champions♔hip, I don’t care if I’m third, fourth or fifth if I’m not No1’.
“That’s what I want to see. I want to see championship-chal🎐lenging Russell ag🍰ainst championship-challenging Hamilton.
“We’ve seen in the past that Hamilton takes a step up when he’s chall꧂enging for the championship.”
Hamilton is the joint-record holder of F1 championships (seven 😼alongside Michael Schumacher).
But he endured the worst season🍰 of his carꦡeer in 2022, failing to win a race for the first time ever.
Russell claimed Mercedes’ sole victory last season, iꦿn Brazil, his maiden grand prix win.
Hamilton, now 38 and ✤with his contract expiring at the end of this season, dealt with many of Mercedes’ problems with last season’s car and is still working out the troublesome W14, although progress was made in Australia with h🍰is podium finish.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports fo🅺r a decade covering everꦯything from American sports, to football, to F1.
