Russell On Comparison With Hamilton: 'Going Up Against The Greatest Driver Of All Time'

Mercedes Formula One driver George Russell commented on the 2023 comparisons between himself and Lewis Hamilton.

British F1 driver George Russell showed great promise during his rookie season in Mercedes when he beat his teammate Lewis Hamilton by 35 points in the Drivers' Championship.

However, things have turned around during the 2023 season, and the seven-time World Champion has seemingly started finding his rhythm.

This time around, Hamilton finished 3rd in the Drivers' Championship in the 2023 season, while Russell finished in P8, separated by 59 points.

While points standings don't show it, two Mercedes drivers have been one of the most-matched teammates in qualifying, where their head-to-head result was 11 to 11. Russell told the Telegraph:

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While Hamilton has had a few World Champions as teammates throughout his career, it is the second season for Russell that he is being compared to a World Champion. He said:

Russell has indeed been doing quite well in comparison to his teammate and might have also finished a lot higher in the Drivers' Championship, but he crashed twice during the Canadian and Singapore Grand Prix and had to retire the car. The Mercedes driver concluded:

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