{"id":292981,"date":"2023-10-03T14:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292981"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:39:05","slug":"lewis-hamilton-and-george-russell-rivalry-tipped-to-end-in-brutal-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-and-george-russell-rivalry-tipped-to-end-in-brutal-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton and George Russell rivalry tipped to end in brutal fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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F1 pundit Natalie Pinkham believes that there will eventually be a changing of the guard at Mercedes where George Russell takes over as team leader from Lewis Hamilton, despite the seven-time world champion showing no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old is entering the twilight years of his F1 career but is still producing at the highest level. With 16 rounds of the season already down, Hamilton is one of just two drivers – the other being, of course, Max Verstappen – to score points at every race.<\/p>\n
This consistency means that Hamilton sits 75 points clear of his Mercedes team-mate in the Drivers\u2019 Championship standings heading into a sprint weekend in Qatar. However, all is not rosy in the Silver Arrows\u2019 camp with some signs of friction appearing between the pair.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Max Verstappen curses \u2018annoying\u2019 Red Bull restriction in warning shot to rivals[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n Addressing the rivalry on the F1 Nation<\/em> podcast, Pinkham said: \u201cWhat\u2019s interesting is the dynamic between the seven-time World Champion in Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. OK, he\u2019s no longer a rookie, he\u2019s kind of more established in the team now. But I find it really interesting because, at some point, there\u2019s going to be a changing of the guard on that team.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHow hard does Russell push it now, in order to sort of gain authority, gain acceptance? Obviously that mistake in Singapore, he said himself: \u2018What am I, a rookie?\u2019 That was a mistake that felt [like] inexperience, it didn\u2019t feel like a mistake that Lewis would make.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSo I feel that George is keen to assert himself at the moment, he wants to forget Singapore and say, \u2018You know what, I can be a team leader\u2019. There\u2019s no doubt that he can, he\u2019s just not quite to the level of Lewis yet. But, at some point, there\u2019s going to be a sort of handing over of the baton, if you like.\u201d<\/p>\n More F1… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After close calls on track between Hamilton and Russell in both Spain and Belgium earlier this season and more radio frustrations from the latter in Japan last time out, it is clear that Russell isn\u2019t afraid of getting his elbows out with the seven-time world champion.<\/p>\n Russell joined Mercedes as the clear successor to the seven-time world champion, happy to spend a couple of seasons as his understudy before leading the time. Hamilton\u2019s longevity, however, is a hindrance to this plan.<\/p>\n
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