Max Verstappen in Mercedes: George Russell exposes himself on market rumors
George Russell’s words ahead of the Saudi Arabian GP
On the eve of the second round of the season in Saudi Arabia, among the various drivers who spoke at the usual presentation press conference there è was also George Russell, who among the various topics discussed, he è also expressed himself on the recent market rumors regarding a possible move of Max Verstappen from Red Bull to Mercedes, which would not be excluded a priori complicit the delicate situation within the team of Milton Keynes regarding the case Christian Horner.
"As I reiterated in Bahrain, this è my third season alongside Lewis, the greatest driver of all time. I think I have done a good job alongside him and whoever comes in his place next year I would welcome. Having Hamilton as a teammate è has been a great benchmark to assess my true value. I think every team wants to have the best possible pair of drivers and right now Max è the best. If the possibility opened up, I am convinced that every team would try to sign him, forè a lot depends on the situation there è in Red Bull, there are so many things going on and we don’t know exactly what is happening behind the scenes. I think if he came to Mercedes it would be very exciting" began the British driver to the microphones of "Sky Sport F1".
"The conclusions we drew from Bahrain è that the car has potential. The pace we had in FP2 was real, then we had a cooling problem in the race that caught us by surprise. We lost battery power and tire temperature and that affected me in the fight with Perez and Sainz" continued the Mercedes driver.
"Maybe we would have had the opportunity to fight for the podium and show our potential. We do not know why this problem occurred in qualifying, but we are confident that this weekend will go better" added the'former Williams.
"The race in Bahrain I think developed as we all expected. The grid è much more compact, in fact, behind Max the battle è very close and it can be very exciting for us, Ferrari, Aston Martin and McLaren. The problem of the temperatures rising during the race è was strange for us, but we have confidence that we have come to terms with it and will not have to face it again this weekend" concluded George Russell.
