In williams pointed out ways, and in Mercedes has shown that the trust they placed in him was more than justified. George Russellin his first season with Mercedeshas finished ahead in the classification of lewis hamilton. Russell has achieved 275 pointswhile the seven-time champion 240.
The only thing in which he has surpassed hamilton a Russell has been in podiums: nine of Lewis and eight of George. But Russell has achieved the only victory for Mercedes in 2022, in Brazilin a very difficult season for the Germans, who started very badly, although they have improved a lot throughout the season.
Nico Rosbergworld champion of Formula 1 in 2016 with Mercedeshas highlighted in ‘Sky Sports F1’ the victory of Russell on hamilton in 2022: “I think George has had an incredibly good season. He highlighted his consistency. He knew how to get the most out of the W13 all the time, something that is very impressive for his first year in Mercedes“.
And it is that Russell has scored in every race this seasonexcept in Silverstone (gave up) and Singapore (14th). Rosberg also praises hamilton: “Lewis is still in great form, so beating him is an incredible achievement. we all know that Lewis had a bit of an unfortunate and strange season“.
“The car was not going well, and that is why they carried out constant experiments to improve it. It was a mixture of everything and in the end what happened happened. But that does not detract from Georgewho did an incredibly good job,” he adds.
Mercedes aims high in 2023
In 2023, Mercedes aim to be higher and compete in the World Cup together with Red Bull and Ferrari: “If they both look up from the beginning, Russell you will have a more interesting challenge. hamilton He’s still a fit driver, so it’s very difficult to beat him. It would be great to see what happens if they are evenly matched. George has champion material, but he has to prove it.”
Rosberg He also wonders how they will manage in Mercedes the role of each pilot, in case of maximum equality: “I am also eager to see how Toto handles the two drivers if the championship is played. It’s one thing to lead them when they’re behind, and a completely different story when you’re managing drivers who are fighting to win one race after another. And more if they fight for the F1 world crown. That is a completely different conjuncture. I look forward to seeing what happens if that scenario occurs.”