News Details

Russell ‘deserves a chance' at Mercedes – Massa

Apr.27 George Russell is a 'super driver' who 'deserves a chance' to race for the works Mercedes team. That is the view of former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who gave an interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport on the occasion of his 40th birthday. When asked about Valtteri Bottas, who is struggling to match up to Lewis Hamilton this year, Massa said he thinks the Finn's 'performance is connected to the spiritual side'. 'It is not easy when comparing yourself to a champion like Lewis Hamilton,' the Brazilian said. On pole position to succeed Bottas is 23-year-old George Russell, who had a high-profile crash and confrontation with the current Mercedes driver at Imola. 'George is a super...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

When Massa showed he was the ‘same b*stard as...

On Felipe Massa's birthday, we're paying tribute to one of the...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com

Massa: Bottas' struggles mental rather than technical

Article To news overview © Mercedes Felipe Massa has put Valtteri...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com

Bottas feels pressure from Russell: ''It's a mental...

Valtteri Bottas already looks unlikely to be in contention for the...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Hope for title for Verstappen: 'Same winner every year...

Lewis Hamilton leads the standings, but Max Verstappen is one point...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

VR46 boss defends Franco Morbidelli after...

VR46 Ducati Team Manager Pablo Nieto has defended Franco Morbidelli...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

VR46 Ducati launches 2026 MotoGP livery

Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati presented its newest livery for the 2026...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'I would go absolutely ballistic' – Gyokeres...

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres scored a much-needed goal in last night's...
18m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Arsenal handed huge boost in attempts to make...

Arsenal could be presented with a rare market opportunity this summer,...
3h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal: A decent step towards the final

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Defender could make January return to Arsenal but...

Nottingham Forest are seriously considering terminating Oleksandr...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.