Natalie Pinkham believes that George Russell's performance in 2024 could determine Mercedes' future driver signing. Max Verstappen claims pole for the Australian Grand Prix while Lewis Hamilton struggles with the inconsistency of the W15. Despite Mercedes' early struggles, Russell outperforms Hamilton at Albert Park.
George Russell 's 2024 performance level could decide Mercedes ' future driver signing , believes Natalie Pinkham. It is time to bring you up to speed with the latest key Formula 1 headlines on a Saturday where Max Verstappen claimed pole for the Australian Grand Prix . While Verstappen was on fine form, as always, at Albert Park , Lewis Hamilton was left trying to get his head around the “inconsistency” of the W15 , a concern which Mercedes team-mate George Russell does not share.
Let us dive into the action.Less than a tenth off the ultimate pace in FP3, it looked like Hamilton could be a dark horse for Australian GP pole. As it turned out, he failed to even make Q3.Mercedes are not where they wanted to be in the pecking order early in F1 2024, though Russell did enjoy a stronger outing than Hamilton on Saturday at Albert Park, even if P7 on the grid was the best that he could manag
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