Marko Hanželic
By changing drivers at Mercedes many people believe it will be the most serious competitor Lewis Hamilton in the Formula 1 season drove the same race car. George Russell is so far in Williams he rarely had the opportunity to show his true knowledge, but Mercedes is, of course, a whole new chapter in this respect for the talented Briton.
His transfer to Mercedes it is therefore, of course, associated with correspondingly high expectations. British was in the race for VN Sakhir has already hinted at what he can do in the Silver Arrow, as he almost won as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, who was suffering from coronavirus at the time.
Jenson Button is therefore confident that internal competition will Mercedes really bad. As a consultant at Williams the former world champion had the opportunity to get to know him in more detail George Russell: “I’ve seen him work and I think he deserves to be treated on an equal footing with Lewis. I don't think he will have a problem with that next season, but he will have to prove himself in any case. "
“I think Lewis and George will encourage each other. They respect each other, so I can’t wait to see how this cast will turn out at Mercedes. Lewis is in such a situation for the first time, when he gets a young racer in the team, who has already proved himself behind the wheel. It will definitely be interesting to follow what is happening in the Mercedes team, ” he concluded Button.
