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George Russell says the team made the right call when they asked him to move over for Lewis Hamilton, and there are “zero hard feelings” from his side.
Lewis says his Japanese GP on-track battle with George was “a good, good battle, a little bit aggressive, but as well he needed to get positions”.
Several news sources suggest that Toto Wolff was the one who made the decision to ask George Russell to move over for Lewis Hamilton.
George Russell says he viewed his battle with Lewis Hamilton as “good hard racing”, and there’s “nothing to discuss” with the team afterwards.
Lewis Hamilton says “the fact is” he and George Russell “are not fighting each other in the championship”, and they “needed to work as a team”.
One of Toto Wolff’s two deputies in Japan, Bradley Lord, comments on Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s ‘hard racing on a hard-racing track’.
George let his frustration be heard over the team radio several times during the Japanese GP. Afterwards, he played down the significance of his radio messages.
Lewis says he knew Mercedes’ call for him to slow down and give George DRS was not a good idea because he “needed to get as far clear ahead as possible”.
Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin give their comments on the Japanese Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Andrew Shovlin give their comments on the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying.
