Jolyon Palmer has pointed to a ‘steely’ aspect of George Russell, which he argued may come out in an intra-team battle along with his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
Each Russell and Antonelli are degree with grand prix wins following the Japanese Grand Prix, the place the younger Italian turned the youngest championship chief within the historical past of the game. With their success thus far and the efficiency of the Mercedes equipment they’re piloting, it is no secret that they’re pegged as favourites for the 2026 championship.
“I do assume George nonetheless has the higher hand,” Palmer stated through the F1 Nation podcast when discussing with James Hinchcliffe and Tom Clarkson if 2026 may see a Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton-type rivalry.
“I disagree with George not having that degree of Rosberg Hamilton in him. I’ve seen George race from the junior formulation, and I do know that that man has acquired steeliness that if he is beneath strain and there is a title at play, I believe he undoubtedly has it in him to present it every little thing and are available out on high.
“I do not assume he’ll essentially play nicey-nice with Kimi the entire manner. So then it relies on what Kimi’s like and we’ve not seen sufficient of that but, have we?”
George Russell, Mercedes
Picture by: William West – AFP – Getty Photos
Hinchcliffe responded: “So I agree with you on George. Nevertheless it takes two to tango, and I do not assume that Kimi, I do not assume at 19, nonetheless in his second yr, nonetheless very a lot beneath the microscope, I would be shocked if he believes that he can leap up there.
“I do not even know if he has it in him as a human. He looks as if the nicest child. I have never seen a few of these issues that you just noticed out of George within the junior formulation, however even when it is there, within the scenario that he is in, attempting to assault George Russell inside the group, it appears a bit dangerous. I simply do not assume he is acquired it in him. I believe these two are totally different personalities.”
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