Next year George Russell replaces Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes, getting the most coveted seat in Formula 1 as teammate to Lewis Hamilton, who is expecting a stern challenge from the younger driver. While 36-year-old Hamilton represents the fast fading Old Guard of F1 while 23-year-old Russell is very much expected to be a star of the future who, in a sense, is mirroring Hamilton's own career in F1. Russell is arriving in a team to partner and take on multiple World Champion Hamilton much like Lewis did when he was teamed up with Alonso in 2007; their feud is well told and blockbuster stuff at the time. The difference is that Russell is no rookie as Hamilton was then, he is wise to the...
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