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Lewis hates ending up behind his team-mate - Lewis Hamilton passionately hates coming behind George Russell says former F1 champion

George Russell (left) and Lewis Hamilton (right) during Formula 1 Testing in Bahrain - Day 1 Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has been outperformed by his teammate George Russell a few times this season, especially with devastating results at the Imola Grand Prix. The 36-year-old while his teammate missed out on a second podium of the season. Subsequently, former Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg claimed that Hamilton . Describing Hamilton's state of mind, Rosberg told Sky Sports: “It’s definitely a very tough situation for Lewis [Hamilton]. He’s won a race in every season of his career and it looks like maybe this will be the year when he can’t win anymore. You can see how the tension is rising and that’s natural. Lewis will obviously start to show those emotions a little bit. Nevertheless, with the experience he has, I think he will eventually manage to keep those under control. Let’s not forget also Lewis hates ending up behind his team-mate.” George crosses the line in P4 to salvage points from a difficult weekend for the Team.George crosses the line in P4 to salvage points from a difficult weekend for the Team. The German, who was Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes from 2013 to 2016, further went on to say: “Even if you’re 11th or 13th he really passionately hates coming in behind his team-mate – it makes him very angry and that also happened at Imola in qualifying and the sprint race so it will put the tension up a lot, especially in the engineering room where Lewis will be pushing harder and harder. It will be interesting to watch how that unfolds.” Nico Rosberg was the only driver to beat Lewis Hamilton in the same F1 car and hence, knows a thing or two about the Briton's feelings towards a teammate that has outperformed him.

I know what he s capable of - George Russell claims Lewis Hamilton will come back stronger

George Russell has exceeded all expectations by coming into his first season with Mercedes and is already challenging one of the greatest F1 drivers in history. The 24-year-old, however, is still wary of his teammate's capabilities . Describing the challenges faced by the ream and his expectations from Lewis Hamilton over the course of the season, Russell told Sky Sports: “We are equally struggling. When the car is so far out of bed and it’s not in the right window, it doesn’t really feel like a proper racing car to drive. Perhaps with my struggles at Williams, with very difficult cars, maybe that’s helped in some small regard. But Lewis will come back stronger, I have no doubt. He’s definitely going to be pushing me all the way. I’m not getting comfortable in this position because I know what he’s capable of.” Russell is currently leading Hamilton by 21 points in the and will hope to extend it in the upcoming Miami GP. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found