LEWIS HAMILTON is confident his working relationship will thrive with George Russell in 2023. “It’s not like he arrived in a completely brand new team. Reflecting on his first year in the Mercedes car, Russell said: “In some ways I’ve felt like a bit of a rookie this year because the level at which this team operates on is a level that I’ve never experienced before, and I’m talking about things that I’d never even heard of in F1 before. “That took me some time to learn and understand how to get the most out of the team, out of the car.

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