George Russell has backed his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to get back to his best after a disappointing performance at Imola. George Russell. Russell says he has “no doubts” Lewis Hamilton will “come back stronger ” this season, backing his Mercedes team mate after a difficult start and praising his “truly inspiring” work behind the scenes.
Mercedes are currently facing struggles in the first four rounds of 2022, Russell has come out more successful than the seven time champ Hamilton, Russell is currently 4th in the championship and 21 points ahead of Hamilton.
“Lewis has clearly got the pace,” Russell told Sky Sports F1. “He’s incredibly fast and he’s showed that so far this year, but it’s just been tricky for us as a team to get it done when the time is needed.
“Perhaps with my struggles at Williams, with very difficult cars, maybe that’s helped in some small regard. But Lewis will come back stronger, I have no doubt. He’s is definitely going to be pushing me all the way.
“I’m not getting comfortable in this position because I know what he’s capable of.” he further added
