Despite a torrid campaign in which Mercedes saw their unprecedented run of eig🔴ht successive constructors’ titles come to an end, Russell impressed as he outperformed seven-time world champion Hamilton in his debut season with the Silver Arrows. 

Russell claimed Mercedes’ only race win of the 2022 season and finished two places and 35 points clear of Hamilton in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:championship standings, becoming the first teammate to defeat Hamilton since 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Rosberg in 2016. 

“I think the great thing with Formula 1 and this sport is that it’s constantly꧋ evolving, and it’s a new challenge every single year,” Russell s💝aid. 

“There’s definitely still room to improve, and I feeಌl that fills me with confidence, because I still felt like I performed at a very high level, even though that I know♐ I’ve got a lot more in my pocket.” 

The 25-year-old Briton acknowledged there are still areas he needs to improve if he is to match Hamilton. ꧒;

“I think the main one is p🔯robably just the tyre management,” he explained. 

“It’s something Lewis is very goꦯod at, maximising th🐻e stints and getting the most out of the tyres across a stint. 

“That year under my belt being team-mates with him, seeing some of his traits, has been real🍷ly, really beneficial for me. 

“So I feel like I was on quite a steep learning curve in that regard. But still, I feel like I’ve got a lot more to come.”&nbs🐻p;

Russell admitted he was “trying too h💛ard” at time🍨s during his first season with Mercedes. 

“Looking back on those races, I would say most of the reasons were from trying too hard,” he said, “and that was a big lesson I learned, that sometimes the harder you try and the more you push, someti🐭mes the result isn’t better.

“You’ve got to be very disciplined with yoursel🌺f sometimes in your approach 💛of knowing how hard to push yourself.

“It’s the same if you went to the gym every single day and was doing maximum ♒b🐲ench presses every single day, at one point you’re probably going to injure yourself. It’s not the most efficient way to get stronger.

“That’s representative of racing. If you go out there and you drive the thing in anger, pushi𒀰ng it beyond the limit every single lap, that is not the fastest way to drive. Those races were probably validation for me.”