Lewis Hamilton thinks Mercedes' experience of managing his previously fractious relationship with Nico Rosberg will help it navigate a similar situation if it occurs with George Russell.
Recently, Russell was announced as Hamilton's sixth F1 team-mate, with the Briton to replace Valtteri Bottas at the end of the year.
Despite the fact, that the relationship between Hamilton and Bottas has been a harmonious one, rarely have they fought each other for race wins and never has there been a serious title battle between the two.
When asked if this level of disharmony could be avoided between two drivers of equal ability, Hamilton said:
"I don't know. History has shown that it can and history has shown that it can't.
"It is different in each team, it is ultimately hard to manage.
"It is quite a strange sport where it is a team sport but it is also an individual sport so you have got those two championships and individually you want to finish ahead but at the same time, you have got to do the job to get the team ahead.
"It is a difficult one to navigate through but I would like to think we have experienced it and learnt from it and therefore should be pretty well set moving forwards."
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