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C'mon guys. Russel is fast over one lap. Blistering. The question becomes about race pace, especially with someone constantly putting him under pressure. Let's not question his talent though. Norris, Leclerc, Russell and Verstappen are special.

We will find out next year how he fares next to Lewis, but I don't see why we need to compare him to Lewis. Frankly I think Covid has done a number on Lewis and he's just not telling anyone. That he can still maintain his form is astounding to me, but I am also seeing lapses that wouldn't have happened a couple of years ago.

Compare Russell to Lewis when he has won 100 races and gotten 100 poles, along with several world championships.
Who here is comparing Russell to Lewis?
 

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That's fine. But the fanfare is there for a reason. No one is suggesting he's Lewis's equal or something.


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Do you actually think that George Russell is going to be pressing Lewis Hamilton? Because that's what they're suggesting with the stories that Lewis is pissed about George getting the call over Bottas. Max telling everyone Lewis is going to have trouble with George. Brundle claiming there's going to be friction between Lewis and George. There's only going to be friction if there's belief that they're on the same level.

George Russell will ruffle feathers of world champion Lewis Hamilton – and that is a boon for F1 - There's tons of stories like this pretending like Bottas has been happy to stay behind Lewis and George is going to challenge him. That's all fukking marketing. It's fake. George Russell, a person with less than 20 points in his entire career, is not pressing Lewis Hamilton in any way.
 

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Merc fast as hell on these medium tyres but not getting the performance out of the softs.
 

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That red flag came out mighty quick... But that aside, you can't go dropping the car into the wall once you're in the Mercedes. Gotta sharpen up.
 

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That red flag came out mighty quick... But that aside, you can't go dropping the car into the wall once you're in the Mercedes. Gotta sharpen up.
Red flags for everything now, but to be fair, with the short lap and traffic, probably understandable
 
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