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James Allison says Mercedes has “arguably the most successful person who’s ever sat behind the wheel of a racing car” in Lewis Hamilton and “a very, very promising younger man in George Russell”.
Although in 2023 Mercedes did not perform up to the team’s very high standards, Technical Director James Allison says their operation is still top notch.
“P2 was the absolute upper bound of what the team could achieve,” Allison said.
“We did a good job to get there. That does actually feel surprisingly good, albeit slightly in conflict with our desire to be unequivocally the best team.
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“The team itself full of very strong engineers, an operation that would be the envy of many, notwithstanding a few mistakes that we made here and there during the year, and a driver lineup that I think all teams would look at with an envious eye.
“We’ve got in one of our drivers, arguably the most successful person who’s ever sat behind the wheel of a racing car. And in the other one, a very, very promising younger man in George Russell. We’re a very fortunate team.
“We need to make that good fortune count next year and hopefully take it one better than P2,” the Briton concluded.
