George Russell claims he and Lewis Hamilton completely ‘trust each other’ during intense F1 tussles

George Russell finished the 2023 F1 season in eighth place in the drivers championship.

George Russell claims he and Lewis Hamilton completely ‘trust each other’ during intense F1 tussles

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell (Via IMAGO)

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had quite a few intense moments during the 2023 F1 season. The two Mercedes drivers were seen locking horns on quite a few occasions but with the sport currently at a halt, Russell has claimed that he and Hamilton fully trust each other during their close whee-to-wheel tussles.

George Russell has been competing at the pinnacle of motor racing as Lewis Hamilton‘s partner since 2022. The duo has so far worked well together but there have been occasions when things have got heated between them. Most recently, they collided with each other during the Qatar Grand Prix.

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However, despite their on-track tussles, Russell feels they trust each other during their battles. While shedding light on the same, he said, as reported by Motorsport;

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We’re always going to be going across a 24-race season, an average of 60 laps per race, we cross paths a lot and he’s the driver I cross paths with the most. I think also we trust one another. There may be tense [moments], it may be hard, but we trust one another. We know that we’ll give each other enough space to fight necessarily and not go beyond the limit.

Looking at the reaction of the young Brit, it is quite clear that he and Lewis Hamilton fully trust each other when it comes to giving each other proper space during tight wheel-to-wheel action. Moreover, has admitted they try to never go beyond the limit in order to get the better of each other.

George Russell proved second best to his teammate in 2023

While George Russell has admitted that he and Lewis Hamilton trust each other completely, the former was not able to match the performances of his teammate this year. On most occasions, Russell proved second-best to his teammate during the 23-race campaign.

George Russell (Credits: Planet F1)
George Russell (Credits: Planet F1)

At the end of this year’s season, Russell was only able to amass a total of 175 points with two podium finishes, whereas his teammate, Lewis Hamilton managed a hefty shift that brought him a decent total of 234 points with an impressive six podium finishes.

George Russell and Lewis Hamilton are contracted to Mercedes until the end of 2025 and considering this fact, it is going to be fascinating how the duo would perform during the 2024 season of the sport. Both expect to be fighting for the coveted world championship next year.

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