George Russell does not hide that even during the first six months of his work at Mercedes, he was able to learn a lot from a partner like Lewis Hamilton.
Behind the first 11 stages of the season, Russell is ahead of Hamilton in points scored, qualifying lead and overall his performance stats look slightly better.
According to George, a successful start to the season gave him confidence in his abilities, but he also emphasized that the collaboration with the seven-time world champion helps him a lot.
“All of this has a positive effect on my confidence, of course, it’s better than if I started the season badly and fell behind,” said George, who participated in the Beyond the Grid podcast. – I think in recent years it has become clear that moving from team to team is not that easy, especially if you come to a new team where a recognized master is performing.
In the end, we can say that Mercedes is Lewis’s team. He’s been with her for 10 years, won many championships with her and together they achieved tremendous success, so I never thought it would be easy for me.
As I studied Lewis’s telemetry, I noticed some characteristic features of his pilot style that really intrigued me. I won’t share them because I’m the only one in the championship lucky enough to have his partner the greatest racer of all time. This is real luxury!”
At the same time, Russell added that studying Hamilton’s approach to working is not trying to copy something blindly, drawing parallels with tennis: “Probably there are three best tennis players, and they have three completely different approaches to the game.
I believe that to achieve the best possible results, you should not just copy what the best professionals do. Lewis is the best because he fully realizes his potential and everything he does he does very well.
Who will you copy in the tennis world? Nadal? Federer? Djokovic? So of course in the world of motorsport there can only be one Lewis Hamilton. But in making these kinds of analogies, I thought, “You just have to do what’s right for you.” That’s how three great tennis players work.”
Source: F1 News
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