Max Verstappen: George Russel to Mercedes will make life 'very difficult' for Lewis Hamilton
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Max Verstappen: George Russel to Mercedes will make life 'very difficult' for Lewis Hamilton

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Max Verstappen has claimed that George Russell's expected arrival at Mercedes will be 'very difficult' for Lewis Hamilton after it emerged that the Formula One star is unhappy with his countryman's impending move. Max Verstappen predicts life will be 'very difficult' for Lewis Hamilton next season Sportsmail understands that Williams star George Russell is on the verge of a Mercedes move Kimi Raikkonen's departure from Alfa Romeo at the end of the season has onset a shuffling of the F1 grid, with Mercedes chief Toto Wolff understood to be looking to replace Valtteri Bottas with Russell, while the Finn will replace Raikkonen. And now Hamilton's world championship rival Verstappen has weighed in on the sport's biggest talking point, opining that Russell will make life 'very difficult' the seven-time world champion. However, Hamilton is unhappy with Toto Wolff for removing 'compliant' Valtteri Bottas And Verstappen has backed Russell to thrive at Mercedes, in a blow to Hamilton 'If he joins, for sure he will make it very difficult for Lewis,' the Red Bull star said ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix via The Race.

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