Bernie Ecclestone admits he 'can't' decide if George Russell has what it takes, but he reckons Oscar Piastri has shown that he does.
Bernie Ecclestone names the one young driver he’d ‘get hold of’ ahead of George RussellBernie Ecclestone admits he “can’t” decide if George Russell has what it takes to be a Formula 1 World Champion, but he reckons Oscar Piastri has already shown that he does.
For Russell, 2023 marks his fifth year on the grid with team boss Toto Wolff saying he believes the Briton has what it takes to succeed.Russell also believes he’s ready, he just needs Mercedes to give him a car capable of fighting at the sharp end of the grid. He suffered the anguish of a last-lap crash last when he clipped the outside wall under braking for Turn 7 with his right rear and crashed into the barrier with his race over.“I can’t make up my mind about him. I like him. He is super-talented,” he told the“It is a matter of what he is prepared to do to win. I don’t think he thinks his race through, something Lewis [Hamilton] does do.”
The Aussie not only secured his maiden front row grid slot at the Japanese Grand Prix but followed that up with a first podium as he brought his McLaren home in third place.
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