George Russell insists there is “no reason” for conflict to emerge with teammate Lewis Hamilton next season, even if Mercedes are back in F1 title contention
Russell had repeatedly downplayed the importance of finishing ahead of Hamilton throughout his maiden campaign with Mercedes.if he takes any personal satisfaction from his performances against Hamilton, Russell said: “For sure I’m pleased to one degree of how my personal performance has gone.
“It’s no secret that Lewis had a bit of a tricky run at the start of this season, so that gave me an opportunity to rack up probably some more points. But equally, it’s been pretty even between the two of us and that’s been good for me. “When you are a racing driver, you want to be the fastest every single time you hit the track. And being even is also something that is a difficult pill to swallow, because we all believe in ourselves and you always believe you can get the best out of it.
“But when you’ve got someone such as Lewis alongside you, performing at such a [high] level, week-in, week-out, you are never ever going to be able to be quickest within your team every single week. “The amount of points we’ve scored this year would have been enough to finish P3 in the championship last year. And considering that’s with a car that’s been over a second off the pace at times, I take a lot of pride in that.”
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