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George Russell says “if the good relationship with Lewis were to break down, it would do nothing for the team”, and would “hurt” Mercedes “over time”.
In an interview Auto Motor und Sport, George Russell talked about his first year with Mercedes, and touched on his amazing first career win at the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
“For me, that victory in Brazil was more important than the points classification,” the Briton said.
“At the end of the day, nobody remembers that I beat Lewis on points. I only finished fourth, so no man’s land.
“If someone had offered me a win, a pole position and eight podiums a year ago, I would have said: No, thank you.
“My aspirations and those of the team are much higher than what we have achieved.”
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Some believe these very aspirations could potentially lead to a future conflict with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, but Russell doesn’t think it will come to that.
“Lewis and I, it worked because we know that we can take the team further [by working] together than against each other,” he continued.
“If there were problems with driver pairings in the past, it was perhaps also because the age difference was smaller and because it was a fight for supremacy in the team. We don’t have that.
“If the good relationship with Lewis were to break down, it would do nothing for the team and [would] hurt us over time,” George concluded.
