Russell fits with smaller shoe in Mercedes car | Motorsport

sport">Russell had to answer that question with ‘yes’. “That was a bit uncomfortable, it was two in the morning,” said the 22-year-old British driver, who is on loan by Williams for the upcoming race in Bahrain and thus suddenly drives for top team Mercedes.

sport">“I was active there until two years ago, so I know everyone. That makes it easier to include all the information, ”says Russell, a protégé of Mercedes or Wolff.

sport">He will literally have to squeeze himself into the car of world champion Hamilton. Russell even confessed that he will have to withstand a smaller shoe size (10 instead of 11) to fit the car.

sport">Russell impresses tail team Williams especially on Saturday during qualifying, but never finished in points on Sunday. He now gets a great opportunity for that in the best car on the field. “But we have no concrete goals. You cannot judge someone on one race. Especially Friday will be all about learning. If I had another chance in Abu Dhabi next week, I know it will be a lot easier. In any case, I am very grateful to Mercedes and Williams for this opportunity. ”

sport">Hamilton is still in quarantine for the time being, but could still make it to the final race if he is ‘negative’ again by then. Russell’s temporary teammate Valtteri Bottas realizes that the pressure is now full on him too. The Finn is second in the World Cup standings, has collected twelve points more than Max Verstappen, but can actually not afford a ‘defeat’ against Russell. “If George beats me, it doesn’t look very good to me. I can understand that and will try to avoid it. But I don’t want to think about it too much now. ”

sport">Lewis Hamilton is missing from the GP in Bahrain this weekend. The Englishman is strung together again this season, but it is far from certain that he will also be part of Mercedes next year. Telesport reporter Erik van Haren explains how this is.

sport">Also listen to the new ones Formula 1 podcast from De Telegraaf, with reporter Erik van Haren and former driver Christijan Albers:

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