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"i don't know if george puts a lot of pressure on himself or feels it or not so i don't know what situation he is necessarily in now but he has always been quite a confident guy so whereas i went from not much confidence to 'what have i got to lose now' he is kind of going the opposite way.

there's a lot of things to think about as soon as someone says that you are a title contender.. if he says he is going around with no pressure now then we will see if that helps him or not.

he's a guy i respect a lot, i think he's very talented so i have a good feeling that he will fight back."

“It all depends on your package, I guess. I would always take it back to when George Russell was at Williams. He would always set a relative target based on what they were able to do at the time with the car they had, and I've kind of taken that mentality wherever I go”

Miami was a struggle for Russell, who was frank about how the track did not suit his driving style. Critics jumped on his comments, arguing that he had the wrong attitude and could not afford to have weak tracks.

“I always just talk about what’s on my mind. I’m not trying to play mind games with anyone . . . There’s no shame in recognising a weakness and trying to improve upon it.”