GEORGE RUSSELL is confident his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton will improve once problems on his car are fixed. Hamilton, 37, has battled issues in his W13 throughout the season and was in visible pain when he got out the vehicle at the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Fellow Brit Russell told Sky Sports F1 that Hamilton will be a “whole different beast” when the problems are sorted. The 24-year-old is now fourth in the F1 standings after eight races, with Hamilton in sixth. “I’m sure once we’ve got a good car underneath us the true Lewis Hamilton will be out there and fighting strong.”.

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