Jordan on Mercedes struggles: ‘Russell grabbed that car by the horns’
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As preparations for Lewis Hamilton's first year at Ferrari are well underway, anticipation is high after recent years of struggle at Mercedes. Speaking with David Coulthard on the Formula For Success podcast, Eddie Jordan shared his views on how Hamilton's final year at Mercedes went.
"At the end of the day, George Russell grabbed that car by the horns and he made it do different things to what Lewis was. Lewis has been driving since he was five, seven or eight years of age, so he’s not going to drive something that is not up to his liking," Jordan shared, offering high praise to the seven time world champion's teammate George Russell.
'George absolutely demolished Hamilton'
"He made the point, I don’t know if you saw, a very private, recent interview with him where he had said to Toto and to Bono that there was something seriously wrong with the back of the car, that it wasn’t conveying confidence in the corner. He just didn’t feel that the car was giving him the confidence to push to the level that he needed to do to get pole positions and race wins," Jordan continued, speaking about how lack of confidence in the car affected his performance.
Jordan concluded by praising Russell's performance in 2024, "Having said that, George absolutely demolished him (Hamilton) in qualifying and to some extent in the races as well. So well done George Russell. He has a big future and we’re desperately keen to see how he gets on next year."
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