George Russell explained Lewis Hamilton arrived at Mercedes as an established 'megastar', while Toto Wolff was a 'rookie' at that point.
George Russell explained that Lewis Hamilton arriving at Mercedes as an established “megastar”, with Toto Wolff being a “rookie” at that point, led to there perhaps being “more respect” between the two of them than there was between Wolff and himself, in terms of their dynamic.
“I was talking with Toto before the break and I said ‘I want to try this and try that’ and Toto is one who does a lot of activities, but I think he sort of lets Lewis get away with it, but when it comes to me he’s like: ‘No, you’ve got to be careful of this.
But instead of there just being an age gap between the two drivers, Russell explained that there was an understandably marked difference in dynamic when Hamilton arrived at Mercedes compared to his debut with the team, which may go some way to explaining why his relationship with Wolff has been different.
“I think, obviously, when Lewis and Toto were acquainted, Lewis was already World Champion, he was already this megastar. “And also with Susie [Wolff] and Carmen [Montero Mundt] my girlfriend, we’ve got a really great relationship. “We’re learning to free dive together at the moment – we actually went with Lewis as well on our first experience into the water.
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