Toto Wolff has had his say on who will be the next Mercedes driver to win the F1 World Championship.
‘There’s another Lewis Hamilton championship before George Russell wins his first’Lewis Hamilton will win his record-breaking eighth World title before George Russell takes his first, that’s according to Toto Wolff.
Having been Mercedes’ lead driver for the past five seasons, the Briton coming up one lap short of an unprecedented eighth Drivers’ Championship in last season’s controversial Abu Dhabi finale, Hamilton has found himself trailing his new team-mate in this year’s standings. That’s almost unheard of as the 37-year-old has only twice been beaten by a team-mate in his 15 years in Formula 1 – 2011, Jenson Button, and 2015, Nico Rosberg.That’s not only five races for Hamilton to catch up, but five in which he needs to bag at least one win or this season will be his first winless campaign in Formula 1.
“He could have had one [win] in Bahrain when he jumped in the car two years ago,” the Mercedes motorsport boss told Channel 4. “George is a great personality. He was obviously hoping to to be in the Mercedes and win races and championships.“So that time is going to come.”
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