Nico Rosberg has given George Russell some advice on how to act to gain the upper hand over teammate Lewis Hamilton. The 2016 world champion believes that Russell must put constant pressure on not only Lewis, but also the team if he wants to become leader of Mercedes.
Nico Rosberg: “The situation in the team is heating up. Already on the podium in Suzuka, in the battle with each other, they pushed each other off the track. George is in a very difficult situation, so he cannot be a good guy – he needs to increase internal pressure. Unfortunately, it has to make life difficult for the team, otherwise the team will choose the easiest way to solve the problem.
It’s good for George that Lewis took the blame for the Qatar clash. This is a very rare event, so for Russell, Hamilton’s recognition is a big victory. In my time, Lewis was never 100% at fault for the collision, so he never had to admit he was wrong.
It is very rare that the fault is 100% Lewis’s. So now an interesting confrontation begins.
The fact that Toto Wolff was not on track in Qatar only made the situation more complicated. Toto is the only person with enough authority and respect to resolve the situation, and he will do it. No one else can get Lewis and George to sit at the same table and talk about what’s going on.
Source: F1 News
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