Bojan Vrbnjak
That is the position Ralph Schumacher, a former racer Formula 1, who spoke after he Mercedes decided to put his youngster in the car instead of the seven-time world champion who tested positive for coronavirus. Williams.
"George already knows the car, since he was a test racer of Mercedes,”So Schumacher for Sky Germany. "He has experience and knowledge on the track and also knows this year’s tires, and he is also a racer coached by Toto Wolff. Russell is by far one of the most talented young racers. He didn’t have a race car to show it, but it can be seen from his results in the qualifiers." And so Schumacher he says he will Mercedes this weekend got invaluable information about the future, especially at a time when Hamilton has so far refused to sign a new contract after 2020. "How good is a Mercedes if Hamilton isn't sitting in it? ”Schumacher wonders. “I hope we see that Lewis is really worth every penny."
Russell performance for Mercedes but there will also be pressure on Valtteria Bottasbecause if he will be a young Briton equivalent or even him defeated, this will be a convincing example that it will Mercedes replaced the racer in 2022. But a former Formula 1 engineer Ossi Oikarinen is for television MTV said yes Bottas that shouldn’t worry. “Valtteri has been racing with the best Formula 1 drivers in the world all season, so this will not be a problem for him. So far, Russell has easily beaten his teammate Nicholas Latifi, but now he has a whole new benchmark. This is a good opportunity to find out if Russell is worth that seat. But a lot of things have to happen before that," so Finn.
