Russell's experience of racing at the back of the F1 grid with Williams helped his adapation to Mercedes' tricky 2022 car, according to Shovlin.
Andrew Shovlin reckons George Russell's experience racing at the back of the Formula 1 field with Williams meant he adapted"easier" to Mercedes' tricky 2022 car than Lewis Hamilton.
Speaking to Motorsport.com, Shovlin suggested that Russell's experience of driving cars that lacked the top performance of those and a field-leading squad provided a boost in 2022's early stages as Mercedes sought to understand where it had gone wrong with the W13 and implement fixes. "Lewis I think had a rather sort of sudden period of adjustment from a car that he knew that he could if he delivered what he was capable of he'd be fighting for the win at any given weekend."George, having come from Williams, I think his experience there probably put him in good stead to deal with the car we were racing and trying to qualify at the start of the year.
"And I think to be honest in the early part of the year, it probably was easier for George to adapt than it was for Lewis.
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