{"id":297426,"date":"2023-11-16T16:09:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297426"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:09:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:09:43","slug":"george-russell-sent-lewis-hamilton-challenge-as-brit-handed-las-vegas-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/racing\/f1\/george-russell-sent-lewis-hamilton-challenge-as-brit-handed-las-vegas-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"George Russell sent Lewis Hamilton challenge as Brit handed Las Vegas \u2018concern\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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George Russell has been told that his next step is challenging his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on a more consistent basis ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Russell has struggled to match the seven-time world champion this season, having initially impressed when he moved to the Silver Arrows from Williams in 2022.<\/p>\n

Russell currently sits eighth in the Drivers\u2019 Championship, 70 points behind Hamilton in third, as questions have been raised over his performances this campaign. He will feel that he should be competing at the top of the grid more regularly, but has not claimed a podium finish since the Spanish GP in June.<\/p>\n

Former McLaren driver Mark Blundell has challenged Russell to perform alongside Hamilton more often as he admitted that he is \u201cconcerned\u201d that the Brit will not be able to take the leap forwards and become an elite driver capable of competing for championships.<\/p>\n

”George is interesting as I haven’t quite seen the next step in progress. He puts a lap together and he can do an incredibly quick one, but he’s still not quite taken it to Lewis. We’ve seen Lewis come back and be the stronger part of the equation, and that’s down to his experience and depth. I don’t know.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think the next step is there for George, but I’m not sure he has the confidence to take it on, and I’m concerned it’ll never be seen next season. I think he needs to step up and he has to take it to Lewis and make sure he’s second in line all the time! That’s the only way George’s stock can go up.”<\/p>\n

Russell is confident after his DNF at the Brazilian GP that he and Mercedes will not \u201cfall into that same trap\u201d in Las Vegas, with the 25-year-old confident of bouncing back. \u201cWe definitely have some answers, and we\u2019ve got a number of things that we can put down to our poor performance,\u201d Russell said.<\/p>\n