Toto Wolff needs to remember a key fact when managing the Lewis Hamilton and George Russell rivalry at Mercedes, says a former F1 team manager...
The vintage car drivers' parade at the United States Grand Prix, with Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
The incidents occurred while team boss Toto Wolff was off recovering from knee surgery and, speaking in an exclusive interview with PlanetF1.com, former Benetton team manager Joan Villadelprat said if he were in Wolff’s position, he’d be re-iterating a key message to both Hamilton and Russell to ensure harmony.
Elaborating on the battle between the two British drivers, which is set to continue for at least another two years following Mercedes securing the signatures of both until the end of 2025, Villadelprat said both are intelligent enough to ensure that unnecessary situations don’t escalate. “, he apologised and that’s it. They’re both clever enough and have respect enough to do that. George learned a lot from Hamilton and has a lot of respect for him, and Hamilton has a lot of respect for people who put pressure on him.”
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