Reason Why Hamilton Got Beaten By Russell in 2022 Identified By Villeneuve

"It’s surprising. Last year, he just came in as a rookie in the team. The new boy coming from Williams. All he had to do was beat Lewis, he didn’t have to focus too much on going for the wins. So it was a lot easier for him."

"Lewis had to react to having lost a championship the year before and, suddenly, not being in the car that can win easily. I think that got to him, it took him time to react. And that made life easy for George."

"This year, it’s been a little bit the opposite because Lewis came back realizing that he has to work like he used to work at the beginning of his career. And that’s changed the balance a bit."

"George came into the scene thinking, ‘OK, now I’m ahead of Lewis, I can fight, I’m one of the winners. That’s changed his mindset as well."