F1: Lewis Hamilton told to admit George Russell is 'the better driver right now' by Ralf Schumacher
Daily MailLewis Hamilton has to hold his hands up and admit that Mercedes team-mate George Russell is a better driver than him right now, says Ralf Schumacher. Hamilton is enduring a dreadful start to the new F1 season, with his 13th-place finish in Sunday's Imola Grand Prix leaving him seventh in the drivers' standings. Lewis Hamilton has been told to admit Mercedes team-mate George Russell is better right now The pair are struggling to adjust to their heavily 'porpoising' W13 car, which has left them well off the pace in their bid to reclaim the championship. Hamilton is currently seventh in the drivers' standings after his 13th-place finish in Imola Russell is 21 points clear of his Mercedes colleague, but both trail leader Charles Leclerc The pair are struggling to adjust to their new heavily 'porpoising' W13 car so far this season 'He has to admit to himself that Russell is the better driver right now.