The F1 preventing speak has already begun this yr.
George Russell had some agency phrases for former team-mate Lewis Hamilton (Picture: Mercedes)
George Russell is bracing himself for ‘unlawful’ accusations from former team-mate Lewis Hamilton forward of the Chinese language Grand Prix. Russell took the primary race of 2026 with consummate ease, ending shut to 3 seconds forward of fellow Mercedes man Kimi Antonelli.
In flip, the Italian was a whopping 15 seconds in entrance of third-place Charles Leclerc, with Mercedes having lived as much as their pre-season expectations. The Silver Arrows have been tipped to dominate this season, with Russell the bookies’ favorite to be topped world champion.
It comes amid an ongoing debate across the new engine rules, with a number of drivers within the paddock having complained concerning the controversial adjustments. Unsurprisingly, Russell isn’t amongst these, however the Brit has admitted he’s anticipating to cop an earful off Hamilton when the pair journey to the subsequent race.
Talking after his win in Melbourne, the 28-year-old remarked: “I’m flying with Lewis, so I’m certain I’m going to listen to ‘your engine is so good, your compression ratio is prohibited’ and this and that. So yeah, I believe I’ll simply try to get to sleep fairly early.”
“Relying on what drivers do, you’ll be able to have closing speeds of 30-50kph, and when somebody hits one other driver at that pace you will fly and go over the fence and do numerous injury to your self and possibly to others, and that may be a fairly horrible factor to consider.”
It’s a fast turnaround to the subsequent race, with the Formulation One circus rolling into China for race two of the season. Russell shall be aiming to turn out to be the primary Mercedes driver since Hamilton in 2019 to win on the Shanghai Worldwide Circuit.
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