Damon Hill has issued George Russell a warning to not “knock spots” off of latest Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Russell has joined the Components 1 staff from Williams for the upcoming season with Hamilton seeking to win his eighth world championship. However former driver Hill says whereas Hamilton will assist Russell, the beginner must earn his stripes.
“I believe will probably be nice to look at,” Hill instructed Specific Sport. “I’m certain Lewis will likely be eager to encourage George. I don’t see it going improper.
“I believe Lewis recognises his timespan is shorter within the sport than George’s, so he’ll wish to play his half in giving him a leg-up – not that he wants one, most likely.
“It’s right down to George and the way he approaches it, I believe. You may go into these conditions and suppose ‘proper, that’s the enemy over there and I’m out to knock spots off them’.
“That may not be the wisest factor to do with Lewis, I don’t suppose. That’s one thing to actually stay up for subsequent yr. I’ll be as excited as anybody to see what is going to occur.”
Hamilton missed out on the file world title this season after Max Verstappen claimed his first championship within the last race at Abu Dhabi in December. It’s thought the British star will nonetheless be Mercedes title-winning driver and so will likely be put forward of Russell by way of race choices by the staff.
Nonetheless, Mercedes staff principal Toto Wolff hasn’t dominated out the potential for Russell difficult for the title.
He instructed Motorsport.com: “Russell has to consolidate the proof he can ship high performances like in Bahrain 2020 regularly to qualify for a championship.
“That would additionally occur within the first yr and can be a luxurious downside that we’d then have to resolve.”
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