Russell Hamilton F1 Clashes Mercedes

Russell and Hamilton’s Intense Rivalry

12/01/2024

George Russell reflects on his 2023 season with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes F1, discussing their competitive clashes and the challenges of matching performance levels within the team.

George Russell is not surprised that he and Lewis Hamilton, his teammate at Mercedes F1, have repeatedly clashed in 2023, leading to a few skirmishes. According to the young Briton, issues like those seen in Japan or Qatar are even inevitable.

“It’s normal when you are so close in terms of performance, when you clock the same lap times or start side by side on the grid, you will always be close,” Russell explains about himself and his teammate.

“We always review our strategies during meetings. The pace difference between the two of us is nil. We often encounter each other over a 24-race season, with an average of 60 laps per race, and he’s the driver I come across the most. We cross paths a lot, and he is the driver I encounter the most.”

However, Russell has no issue facing Hamilton, and he assures that minor errors do not undermine their mutual trust: “I also think we trust each other.”

“There can be moments of tension, difficult moments, but we trust each other. We know we will give each other enough space to necessarily fight and not exceed our limits.”

Russell-Hamilton F1 Rivalry Intensifies 2024

Despite having a very difficult season in 2023, Russell still wants to give his all in the future, and he hopes to surpass himself in 2024 to face his seven-time world champion teammate: “I am deliberately trying to exceed my limits.”

“I’m not satisfied just being on par with my teammate in qualifying or anything else, like in 2022 where we were equal throughout the season. I want to be in front. That’s what I strive to do. Maybe that’s a bit why I made a few extra mistakes.”

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Full 2025 F1 testing results

Carlos Sainz
1
CARLOS
SAINZ
Leader
Lewis Hamilton
2
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+0.031s
Charles Leclerc
3
CHARLES
LECLERC
+0.083s
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+0.197s
Max Verstappen
5
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.218s
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
+0.302s
Kimi Antonelli
7
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+0.436s
Oscar Piastri
8
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+0.592s
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
+0.692s
Lance Stroll
10
LANCE
STROLL
+0.881s
Liam Lawson
11
LIAM
LAWSON
+0.904s
Jack Doohan
12
JACK
DOOHAN
+1.020s
Yuki Tsunoda
13
YUKI
TSUNODA
+1.149s
Isack Hadjar
14
ISACK
HADJAR
+1.327s
Fernando Alonso
15
FERNANDO
ALONSO
+1.352s
Esteban Ocon
16
ESTEBAN
OCON
+1.380s
Lando Norris
17
LANDO
NORRIS
+1.534s
Gabriel Bortoleto
18
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
+1.709s
Nico Hulkenberg
19
NICO
HULKENBERG
+2.109s
Oliver Bearman
20
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+3.013s

Testing Total Distance Covered by Team

1
Mercedes
458
2
Haas
457
3
Racing Bulls
454
4
Alpine
405
5
Williams
395
6
Ferrari
382
7
McLaren
381
8
Sauber
354
9
Aston Martin
306
10
Red Bull
304
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