‘No one faster in qualifying’ - George Russell backed to lead Mercedes to F1 title glory

Nico Rosberg has praised George Russell for his qualifying displays 💛against Lewis Hamilton.

George Russell
George Russell

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell is ready to win the F1 world championship with Mercedes, according to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Rosberg.

Russell enjoyed a great 2024 F1 campai⛎gn as he returned to winning ways at the Austrian Grand Pri𒆙x.

The Brit🐲ish driver would have won at Spa had it not been for a disqualification due to a technical i𒈔nfringement.

Russell outscored Hamilton in terms of points, finishing ahead of him in the championship standi📖ngs for the second time in thr🌌ee years.

Arguably, the most impressive aspect of Russell’s season was his 🌃incredible qualifying form.

Russell claimed three poles and dismantled Hamilton on a Saturday, beat🃏ing him 19-5 in the qualifying head-to-head.

Speaking on the latest episode of the , Rosberg – who raced at Mercedes from 2010 to 2016 – ba𓂃cked Russell to win the world championship if he’♚s given the machinery to do so.

“George can win the World Championship. If Mercedes gives him a decent car then he can w♏in the World Champio⛎nship,” Rosberg said.

“In qualifying, there’s no one faster than him. I would say there would be some people equal like Verstappen etc. but he’s phenomenal in qualifying. In the racing,🥀 yes… but we need to remember👍 we’re comparing him to the greatest of all time always.

“It’s comparing him to Lewis in the same car. L🉐ewis is the greatest of all time. George is close but I think sometimes a little bit missing in race pace.”

Concerns raised over Russell’s race pace

While Russell is one ༒of the very best when it comes♔ to one-lap performance, Rosberg is still unsure about his race pace.

“I even𒊎 ෴question maybe because you know as a driver it’s you who does the setup of the car eventually,” he added.

“You make a decision. I wonder if maybe he goes really too aggressive and you can always do that one step too aggressive where in qualifying it’s ultra-rapid but it does cost you in the racꦍe a little bit on setup.

“Maybe he’s too mܫuch towards qualifying always there or there’s something else. But he needs to find a tiny bit in racing. Even with the way he’s been driving this year, if the car’s there, he can win, be a world champion.”

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