Mercedes Face Conundrum as George Russell Gets Declared Unprepared to Compete With Lewis Hamilton
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When George Russell won the Mercedes driver’s seat in 2022, everyone thought he would immediately beat Lewis Hamilton.
And while Lewis could only finish in sixth place, he beat the seven-time world champion by 35 points to secure fourth place in the drivers’ championship.
However, this result did not reflect the true outcome of the season.
Mercedes reminded us that most of the 2022 experiments were done on Hamilton’s car, which is why Hamilton was often late on Saturday and therefore had a poor race on Sunday.
However, the 2023 season is a better reflection of where the two British drivers stand in relation to each other, with Lewis Hamilton securing third place in the championship, ahead of George Russell in eighth place.
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