silver wrote: ↑23 May 2022, 14:29
AMG.Tzan wrote: ↑23 May 2022, 13:43
If Mercedes had Russell instead of Bottas in the car last year, the would have easily won both championships...
Would he not have taken points off Hamilton and made it easier for Verstappen for WDC? That is going to be the problem now too.
George probably would have taken some points from Lewis, but at the same time, he would have taken points off Verstappen too. Also instead of Lewis fighting 2 RBs on his own, it would have been 2 vs 2 which would have given Merc more strategic options. Anyway, we digress.
I am not a fan of George as a person, in fact, I can't stand him. But I have to confess his performance yesterday defending against the two RBs was very impressive and had it been Bottas in the Merc, I have no doubt the RBs would have got passed probably by the second attempt. The way George was able to gauge when to defend, how to position his car, and having no fear of Verstappen shows that he is a top-quality driver.