“Hamilton cannot stand finishing behind his teammate, according to Nico Rosberg”
Lewis Hamilton finishes ahead of George Russell for only the second time this season. Quite an unusual situation for the British driver.
In addition to struggling with his W13 and back pain, Lewis Hamilton must also manage the pressure within his team imposed by his new teammate George Russell. However, the Canadian Grand Prix allowed the seven-time World Champion to outperform his teammate in both qualifying and the race.
Following this Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg speaks about his former teammate’s start to the season: « He just had an incredibly unlucky start to the season with everything going against him. But this was a normal weekend, and he drove in a normal and fantastic way. This pairing of drivers is just too strong, incredible, but make no mistake, Lewis passionately hates finishing behind his teammate, so he will be ultra-motivated and give everything he has internally. »
As for the pure performance of the W13, the 2016 world champion adds, “I think they are making progress, but the road is long before catching up to Ferrari and Red Bull. They won’t be able to win at Silverstone, they are still too far behind.”
Lewis Hamilton is 6th in the world championship, 34 points behind George Russell. For the British driver, it is the first time in a long time that he is so low in the driver standings.
