The formula established by many teams of F1 in his pair of pilots he mixes the experience and veteran of one runner with the youth and impudence of another.
Fernando Alonso Y Stephen Ocon, Lewis Hamilton Y George Russell either Kevin Magnussen Y Mike Schumacher are some of the examples, while other equipment such as Red Bull either ferrari they bet directly on proven pilots, leaving aside the opportunity to give way to the most precocious.
Analyzing the first Jean Alesiformer driver of the ‘Scuderia in Formula 1has explained how the veteran’s sobriety is managed within the garage with the young man’s self-confidence.
To do this, the French has focused on Mercedes. In statements to ‘Corriere della Sera’, Alesi has affected Hamilton’s anger with his team for wearing the increased weight of upgrading the caralthough Russell’s great performance in his first season in the star brand stands out.
“When it comes to a driver so adept at managing the peak of his own performance, your teammate’s life becomes very difficult“, Starts.
“I’m thinking of Sergio Perez at Red Bull, of course. I’m thinking of Russell, compared to Hamilton. The young Englishman makes his Mercedes debut. He has been forcing it since the first races despite having an unsuccessful car“, Add.
Hamilton did not start the season well, but after the summer break he has closed the gap with his teammate in the general classification: “Unlike Lewis, who waited before committing himself completely given the initial deficiencies of the car. But then Hamilton expressed an intact qualitycomplicating the path of his companion”.
For Alesi, this fight in Mercedes is very similar to that of Fernando Alonso Y Stephen Ocon in Alpine: “I’m not criticizing Russell. I’m saying that even a talented young man can fight in the confrontation with a champion older but experienced and intact. As it happens, with some corrections, to Ocon with Alonso”.