Lewis Hamiliton consoles George Russell after horrific Imola Crash


Lewis Hamiliton consoles George Russell after horrific Imola Crash

George Russell

Things did not go as per plan for Team Mercedes in the Emilia Romagna GP. Talking about their marquee driver, Lewis Hamilton squandered a chance to win when he seemed to mimic Sebastian Vettel’s infamous 2018 Hockenheim moment. Luckily, Hamilton was able to extricate himself from the gravel and continue onwards. Things got even more worse when George Russell and Valtteri Bottas got involves in a nightmare collision. 

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Both George Russell and Valtteri Bottas blamed one another for the crash even though the FIA regarded it as a racing incident. The young Briton confessed that Sunday was not exactly his proudest moment. However, he acknowledged that it was probably his and the team’s best chances of scoring points in 2021. George Russell insisted that he had to take risks, because the points mattered a lot to him and the Williams F1 team. 

How did Lewis Hamilton console George Russell? 

Lewis Hamilton responded, “Strength comes from vulnerability. If you don’t make the mistake you can never learn the lesson. Respect for taking responsibility. On to the next one” 

Having said that, the Briton expressed his sincere apologies towards Lewis Hamilton’s’ teammate, Valtteri Bottas and the Williams team. He declared that that was not who he was and he expected more from myself. There were harsh lessons to be learned, but he is confident that he will come out of this saga as a better driver and person. 

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Now he is going to train his full focus on the coming race in Portugal. This will certainly give him a chance to move on and redeem himself. 

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