George Russell’s F1 credentials questioned: “Lewis Hamilton had too much on him”
Is Geꦕorge Russell the right drive꧋r to deliver Mercedes world championship success? Eddie Jordan doesn't think so.
Legendary F1 team boss Eddie Jordan has questioned168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell’s credentials of being Mercedes’ team leader when168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton departs at the end of 2024.
Russell will become the de facto numbe𒀰r one driver when Hamilton joins Ferrari next year𓆏.
The former Williams driver out-scored Hamilton during his first year with the team in 2022, becoming only the third driver to do so - alongside Jenson Button (2011) and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Rosberg (2016).
2023 was trickie𓄧r for Russell, who sl🍎umped to a disappointing eighth in the championship standings.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Formula for S💝ucceꩵss podcast, Jordan is unsure Russell is capable of winning a world championship in the next couple of seasons.
"Let’s be honest, George Russell has won one Grand Prix," Jordan said. "Do I think he can be a world champion next year🦋 or the 💛year after? I just think that Lewis had too much on him.
"When Lewis didn’t quite have the car that he wanted at the beginning of the year, George was 🌃able to drive around that.
"Lewis didn’t bother because, not that he didn’t bother, but he just didn’t feel that the car was good enough to b🀅e able to do the job."
Jordan believes Hamilꦇton’s personal upturn in form was one of the catalysts for his shock switch to Ferrari in 2025.
"But, nevertheless, as꧂ the season progressed, Lewis got his mojo together. And he made us all look up and say, ‘Hmm, maybe Lewis still has i🅺t’.
"And I think that because of the change in fortune,♒ that’s why he went t🍒o Ferrari."
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