“I feel Lando can completely win this championship and I might most likely say he’s favorite to take action with their type proper now evaluating with Purple Bull.
“It’s going to be thrilling from the impartial [perspective]. From my aspect, it doesn’t actually change something. I’ll watch with intrigue, however we have to try to get in that battle by some means.”
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Mercedes shall be aiming to get in that battle with a “substantial” improve bundle for this weekend’s Dash occasion on the Circuit of The Americas, with Russell hopeful of creating some stable positive factors.
“We’re positively excited to get again racing,” he stated. “We do have this improve this weekend. We’ve nonetheless been working on the identical ground that we ran in Montreal 10 races or so in the past, so I’m hoping this shall be a step.”
Pushed on Mercedes’s possibilities for the rest of the season, Russell added: “I feel in the intervening time McLaren are doubtless probably the most dominant staff.
