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Mercedes must ‘calibrate' new driver pairing
Feb.23 The jury is out as to how hard team newcomer George Russell will be able to push Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this year. As far as team boss Toto Wolff is concerned, the pair have equal status. 'We have never been in a situation where we have had a number 1 and a number 2,' the Austrian insists. However, Hamilton's now Alfa Romeo-bound former teammate Valtteri Bottas was widely regarded as having played a supporting role between 2017 and 2021. The arrival of 24-year-old Russell, though, changes the situation somewhat. 'What is interesting for us this year is that one of our drivers is a future star and the other is undoubtedly the best Formula 1 driver ever,' said Wolff. 'We have the...
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