{"id":299360,"date":"2023-12-03T08:25:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299360"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:25:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:25:03","slug":"george-russell-shows-true-colours-with-reaction-to-lewis-hamilton-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/racing\/f1\/george-russell-shows-true-colours-with-reaction-to-lewis-hamilton-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"George Russell shows true colours with reaction to Lewis Hamilton statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mercedes driver George Russell was unsure how to react when informed of his record against his team-mate Lewis Hamilton this season. The 25-year-old tied with the seven-time world champion 11-11 in qualifying sessions, an area where Hamilton has historically been extremely successful.<\/p>\n

Hamilton has had more pole positions than any other driver in Formula One history and his high standards have been met by Russell. Despite finishing 59 points and five positions behind his more experienced team-mate, Russell matching Hamilton in qualifying goes some way to prove that he deserves his spot with the Silver Arrows.<\/p>\n

However, Russell was not happy when he was told of his record against Hamilton. Speaking to Channel 4\u2019s Steve Jones, the presenter was more excited than Russell himself. When he was told that matching Hamilton is something to be proud of, Russell replied: \u201cI don\u2019t really know to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

The host insisted that he would be \u201cchuffed\u201d with that record, but Russell took an opposite approach and added: \u201cNobody celebrates a draw, do they?\u201d These comments will likely be music to Mercedes\u2019 ears as Russell has shown that he is not content with matching Hamilton, but has ambitions to be a winner on the grid.<\/p>\n

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Jones stressed \u201cbut it\u2019s Lewis Hamilton!\u201d due to his record in qualifying, before Russell explained: \u201cIt\u2019s been a strange season. I felt very good on the Saturday afternoons and sort of found a bit more of my mojo when I struggled a little bit at times in the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this car is just so challenging to drive and you said we\u2019re 11-all, but we\u2019re never the same pace. Either I\u2019m four or five-tenths ahead, or he\u2019s four or five-tenths ahead of me and that just goes to show how difficult the car is, how difficult the tyres are.\u201d<\/p>\n