Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell has “all the ingredients” to lead Mercedes following 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s exit.

Russell will spearhead Mercedes in 2025 alongside 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who was given the call-up as Ha🐻milton’🐻s replacement.

2024 was arguably Russe𓆉ll’s best season at Mercedes so far, taking two wins and having a decis🍸ive edge over Hamilton.

Speaking to , Herbert backed Ruꦡssell to lead Mercedes to possible F1 title triumphs.

“Mercedes and Toto Wolff꧋ have George Russell and they’ve got Kimi Antonelli, that dynamic is going to be interesting,to see exactly who is gonna come 𝔍out on top there,” he said.

“I would predict it’s George. George has all the ingredients to be able to lead a te🌠am to winning races and winning a championship. Is it the right time for that?

“Well, not the right time. Is it feasible this year? Well, this is probably the best opportunity that they’re going to have because of how close I thin💮k the racing is going to be. Because the racing is close that means that they will have the opportunities to w🐟in the races then go towards that championship.”

“Then when we go further 2026, that’s where things are completely different. No one really knows what’s going ❀on that year, that’s the one a team has to grab by the horns and lead the way. Mercedes c꧒an do that.”

How will Mercedes fare in F1 2025?

2025 could be another challengingꦉ year for Merce🃏des though.

They’ve struggled to get to grips⛦ with the current technical regulations, leading to an inconsistent🙈 level of performance.

However, Herbert thinks they could “surprise”.

“The surprise of 2025 some peo༒ple might say could be Mercedes, who have been successful over the years but they haven't been of recent times,” he added.

“They’ve been better but it’s still not good enough and out of the res🦩t of the teams, they’re the o🐻ne who have under-achieved realistically. It’s time for them to achieve what potential that they’ve always had.”