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George Russell believes he 'reacted' to Lewis Hamilton to boost Mercedes' chances

Lewis Hamilton"reacts" to the impressive performance ofGeorge Russell, bringing the two British to another level I pushed it up.

This is the view of formerFormula 1World ChampionJacques Villeneuve. He must be impressed that Russell started his life atMercedes. .. Stepping up to the top team has always been a daunting suggestion for any racer, but young Brit has taken the plunge so far.

Mercedes has not been able to compete for a race victory so far in 2022 after first making a mistake in developing the W13 car. They seem to improve over time and can cause problems forRed BullandFerrari, but reaching this point is not going well.

Instead, Russell and Hamilton had to put up with a tempered machine and try to score as many points as possible. And they did a great job, taking full advantage of the Italian team's credibility and strategic issues, until they sat just 30 points behind Ferrari.

Russell is clearly taking on the challenge after joining from the fightersWilliamshas succeeded in creating amazing coherence. At the British Grand Prix, he was ranked in the top five of all race weekends so far in his debut year, with the exception of, who was involved in a crash in the first corner. .. ..

Bill Neuve, who won the only driver's title in 1997, feels that Mercedes has doubled the benefits of Norfolk racer performance. "Russell exceeded my expectations," he admitted in a column inFormule1.nl.

Russell is fourth in the drivers ranking, only 20 points behind second-placed Charles Leclerc (

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"I knew he was fast, but he outperformed Lewis Hamilton. And gave Mercedes the first pole of the year, but now that he's seeing Hamilton reacting, I think Mercedes could be second in the builder's ranking.

Russell is within the right to relax and enjoy the summer vacation after a great start to his life as a Mercedes driver, buthe is not completely satisfied. It's not that the start of the season is bad, but I still want to make the game a little more exciting, "he said last month.

"If I'm playing the best sport, and if I want to be the best, I have to be at the top of the game every week. I need to keep improving. I have my teammates. You need to look and see if he's doing something better consistently.

"And for the time being, I think he's consistently better than me. There are a few small things that can be done. It will improve. I was hoping for more, but I think it's a natural part of the growth of athletes and drivers. "

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