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24-11-2021 | 13:54 Formula 1
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Lewis Hamilton reveals who he wants to win the F1 world title when he retires

Lewis Hamilton has praised his future team-mate, George Russell, admitting he hopes to pass the baton to his fellow Brit when he retires from Formula One in the future. The 24-year-old himself replaces the outgoing Finn Valtteri Bottas next season in a much-anticipated all-British line-up at Mercedes. Russell has been excelling this year in an uncompetitive Williams car, scoring his first points for the team in Hungary and pulling off a stunning one-lap display at the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix to qualify on the front row, just a week after receiving the call from boss Toto Wolff that he would be stepping up. And Hamilton says he expects big things from the Briton when he retires.
"You've seen George is hugely respectful," Hamilton told the BBC.   "He's a super-talented young man and I think there's a huge amount of respect already going in and we've got a nice balance at the moment.   "But he's going to want to be quick, he's going to want to show up and win, and do all those things that you do when you enter a new role.   "I remember in 2007 when I went up against [Fernando] Alonso. Of course, I wanted to beat him at the first race, so I appreciate and expect George to have that mentality, otherwise, he's not a winner, you know?   "But I'm in a different place. I really want to see him succeed. There's going to be a point where I don't continue in this sport and, you know, he's my team-mate and he's gonna be the next Brit that I want to see win a world championship.   "So while we are going to be competing and I want to win on track, I really hope I can have a positive influence on how he conducts himself within the team.   "Whether it's the time he commits to engineering or how he churns through the data or even just how he drives on track."
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