Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell “luck” talking point is “fun to watch - it’s not going to stop,” says Jenson Button
Russell has shot down Hamilton’s claim that “luck” was involved ♑in his ꦇchoice of set-up for his W14, which enabled him to out-qualify and out-race his older, more esteemed teammate in Saudi Arabia.
Team principal Toto Wolff, at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Australian Grand Prix, confirmed that the driওvers a𝕴re responsible for choosing their own set-ups.
"All I can say is it's fun to watch and it's not going to stop theꦗre,” Hamilton’s ex-teammate Button told Sky Sports.
“♌You've got two very competitive drivers. Russell last year was a very big team player, which he should be, his first time in 🔯the team.
“Now things get 🐓a little bit serious betwee🍰n the two of them.
“They have got a car that’s not quite there but the𓄧y are out there to beat each other.
“George did a good job at the last🔯 race and I'm sure Le💦wis will come back at him here but he didn't have the balance he liked.
“Ma𒐪ybe he was right, maybe George did get a bit lucky that the set-up direction they𝓡 went in was better.
“But you de🤪velop your set-꧅up through a race weekend and maybe if you see George is strong follow that direction."
Sky’s Carig Slater previously said: “Russell out-qualified Hamilton in Jeddah by f💜our tenths of a second. That’s a big gap between teammates.
“Maybe that stung Lewis a bit.
“Lewis said that if he had the same setup as George, or if he hadn’t made a setup mistake, he wouldn’t just be matching George’s pace, he’d be beating it. Maybe a subtle implicati⛄on that he’d be ahead.
“George, I think, is standing his ground. Resisting the notion that it was only his setup, or only the fortuitous way that the two garages went with how they angl🦩ed the wing of the car on the day.”
