Formula 1: Ralf Schumacher warns Lewis Hamilton of becoming number two at Mercedes: The former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has cautioned Lewis Hamilton could soon become second-fiddle in Mercedes, given Hamilton has had a horrible start to the 2022 season and just accumulated 28 points from four races so far, while George Russell is doing a decent job. Follow Formula 1 updates on InsideSport.IN.
In his Sky Sports column, Ralf Schumacher wrote, “He (Lewis Hamilton) has to ask himself why George Russell is so much faster than him. A 13th place is of course not Hamilton’s ambition.”
Formula 1: Ralf Schumacher warns Lewis Hamilton of becoming NUMBER TWO at Mercedes as George Russell continues to deliver
“He has to admit to himself that Russell is the better driver right now. If this continues in the next few weeks, it will be exciting in the team. There could be changes in the ranking,” he further added.
Hamilton has been completely out-performed in two of the initial four rounds of the 2022 season by new partner Russell. The 24-year-old’s superb display in Imola saw him finish P4, while his countryman grieved down in thirteenth.
Only driver to finish top 5 in every race so far? Mr. @GeorgeRussell63 💪 pic.twitter.com/MRTuZEDLGj
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) April 26, 2022
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff demonstrated that the car is more suited to drive in clear air as Russell did for a significant part of the race. Meanwhile, it was hard to drive in traffic for Hamilton.
Formula 1: Ralf Schumacher warns Lewis Hamilton of becoming NUMBER TWO at Mercedes as George Russell continues to deliver
The way that the British drivers were taking off to relieve ‘Porpoising’ did close to nothing to help. Meanwhile, the Silver Arrows have an inconsistent car that is inconvenient to get into a working window under the new technical guidelines.
With this performance, Hamilton tumbled to seventh in the Drivers’ Standings behind Lando Norris after the 22-year-old acquired an amazing podium finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Formula 1: Ralf Schumacher warns Lewis Hamilton of becoming NUMBER TWO at Mercedes as George Russell continues to deliver
