George Russell says three drivers cannot be trusted in on-track battles
George Russell has said there are three drivers on the current grid who he would feel apprehensive about getting in a battle with.
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Hi, it's me. I'm the problem, it's me. At lights out, everyone agrees. I'll stare directly at the turn but never in the mirrors.
Stroll, ..., ... ? Feels like he should add himself to the list...
I was about to say George is definitely on George's list
Stroll for sure, Max maybe? (he's obviously great, but his wheel to wheel style has undeniably been... dubious... in the past)... third one maybe KMag... I like him, but he does tend to go a bit crazy, especially in early laps.
Agree that George could probaby put himself on this list tbh
But I don't think Max his incidents in the last couple of seasons have been due to a lack of spatial awareness. I think he has tons of it. He's just more agressive, and even the agressiveness has gone down a lot since he won his first title.
I think Max's lower aggression is probably a result of just not needing too. He's barely had to go wheel to wheel for the last year and a half - why bother doing anything risky when you can just wait a lap or two and destroy any other car on the grid under DRS. If/when another team gets close then I'm sure 'borderline Max' will make a return.
And yeah, he's not clumsy by any means, he just has that "you concede or we crash" mentality.