“When you’re dealing with a driver so adept at managing the peak of his own performance, life for his team-mate becomes very difficult.' F1
In a first half of the campaign during which Mercedes struggled with their intractable W13 car, Russell was able to outscore his team-mate at seven of the first eight races.
Hamilton spoke in the summer of being the team’s driver ‘guinea pig’ in terms of trying out new developments on the W13, and said recently he had beenClearly there has been a benefit though, with regard to being more competitive against Red Bull and Max Verstappen, the runaway World Champions, and Alesi believes that is where the knowhow of Hamilton’s 16 years on the F1 grid has started to pay off.
“The young Englishman is making his debut in the Mercedes. He has been forcing it since the first races despite having an unsuccessful car. Unlike Lewis, who waited before committing himself fully given the car’s initial shortcomings.“I am not criticising Russell. I am saying even a talented young man can struggle in the confrontation with an older but experienced and intact champion.
The former Ferrari driver also felt Verstappen’s driving had exaggerated what was actually, to Alesi’s mind, a smaller performance gap between Red Bull andat the Mexican Grand Prix than the Dutchman’s 15-second winning margin over Hamilton suggested.
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