Nico Rosberg has claimed that Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is pushing internally to overcome George Russell because the seven-time International Champion hates coming 2nd to his teammates.
Hamilton hasn’t continued the most efficient of occasions right through the present marketing campaign as he appears to be out of the identify image for the instant. There used to be a small ray of hope for his fanatics remaining weekend as he secured his 2nd podium end of the 2022 season. Russell, however, has been some of the constant drivers at the grid at the present time and has simplest completed at the back of his teammate two times this 12 months.
Talking on Sky Sports activities’ Any Pushed Monday, Rosberg urged that one of the most demanding situations Hamilton faces at the present time is thrashing Russell, as he hates coming 2nd to his teammates.
“Lewis is riding at his absolute best. He has simply had an unbelievably unfortunate season with these kind of various things going in opposition to him.”
“This used to be a typical weekend and he delivered in the standard superior method.”
“That motive force pairing is so robust, unbelievable, however, make no mistake, Lewis hates passionately to ever come 2nd to a team-mate, so he’ll be ultra-motivated and pushing onerous internally.”
The previous International Champion additionally heaped reward on Russell’s spectacular run this season in spite of the worries surrounding the brand new Mercedes automobile.
“George has accomplished a great activity, out of the ordinary with how tricky that automobile has been to power,” he stated.
“To be so constant, riding so neatly, now not making any errors, all the time getting the utmost out of it, he has been good.
“On Saturday, one would suppose, ‘k, stay it protected, convey house some other P4 or P5 in qualifying’ however no. He stated, ‘I’m going to position my slicks on, I simplest care about pole place’. This is in reality superior,” stated Rosberg.
Regardless of a perfect efficiency in Canada, Rosberg feels that Mercedes nonetheless has an extended strategy to move earlier than they may be able to problem Ferrari or Pink Bull.
“The [Mercedes] automobile within the race used to be in reality first rate,” Rosberg added. “I believed it used to be so superior how George proper after the beginning made headway, passing one automobile after some other down into the hairpin.
“I feel they’re making development however there may be nonetheless some strategy to move to Ferrari and Pink Bull. They may be able to’t win at Silverstone, they’re nonetheless too a long way away,” stated Rosberg.
