George Russell has admitted the prospect of having his 'arse kicked' by Lewis Hamilton had been in his mind when he joined Mercedes. F1
Anticipation was high to see how Russell would fare against Hamilton, with many complaining Bottas had been too comfortable a team-mate forThe expectation was Hamilton would still come out on top and Russell would challenge on occasions, but the reality has been the opposite.
As Mercedes’ season stumbles along, Russell has got the better from the temperamental W13 and leads Hamilton by 19 points in theRussell, though, has said while he tried to keep his expectations to a minimum when he joined Mercedes, he was aware an “arse-kicking” from Hamilton could see him out of the door earlier than he would have anticipated.“I like to look at things a bit more objectively,” Russell said on the Beyond The Grid podcast.
“But if I don’t perform, if I go and get my arse kicked by the greatest driver of all time, what does it mean? Because in a year’s time I’ll probably be out the door. “It was a huge step on my ladder, but it’s sort of like the image of the guy climbing the mountain – he thinks he’s at the top and he looks up and the peak’s miles away, and you get there and there’s another peak, and that’s kind of the way I look at it.
“There’s a lot to celebrate for a moment like that. I want to be a World Champion, I want to win races and signing that contract didn’t guarantee anything.”
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