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‘Schumacher and Hamilton never had an equal teammate'
- GPblog.com
The fact that George Russell was able to fight for pole position and victory in the race with his drive for Mercedes was partly a testament to the talent of the Brit, but also to the enormous superiority of the Mercedes.
Mercedes a rocket
Former Formula 1 driver Jarno Trulli also saw the superiority of the Mercedes. "Russell showed overwhelmingly the superiority of that car. Without experience he was already winning big at the first attempt", Trulli says to Formulapassion. it. "I don't want to be misunderstood, Hamilton is the best on the grid, but it is fair to acknowledge that other drivers would have won many titles with that rocket."
That's something Max Verstappen also said about Russell's performance. So Trulli agrees with Verstappen, but according to Trulli Russell has shown something. "I would like it to be more about for the drivers in 2021, but after seeing Russell in the Mercedes I doubt that."
No equal teammate
According to Trulli, the fact that Russell went so fast at Mercedes also shows the weakness of Valtteri Bottas. "Lewis Hamilton has never had a teammate as strong as him, or almost as strong. I think a real fan understands this. The same goes for Michael Schumacher. Besides, without a great car, Michael wouldn't have won so much either. He and Lewis have almost always won in great cars."