Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert believes 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell has “all the ingredients” to lead Mercedes following 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s exit.

Russell will spearhead Mercedes in 2025 alongside 18-year-old✱ Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who ✅was given the call-up as Hamilton’s replacement.

2024 was arguably Russell’s best season at Mercedes so far, taking two winꩲs and having a 𓂃decisive edge over Hamilton.

Speaking to ไ, Herbert backed Russell to lead Mercedes to possible F1 title triumphs.

“Mercedes and Toto Wolff have George Russell and they’ve got Kimi Antonelli, that dynamic is going to be 🅘interesting,to see exactly who is gonna come out 🐻on top there,” he said.

“I would predict it’s George. George has all the ingredients ❀to be able to lead a te🍬am to winning races and winning a championship. Is it the right time for that?

“Well, not the right time. Is it feasible this year? Well, this is probably the best opportunity that they’re going to have because of how close I think the racing is going to be. Because the racing is close that means that they will have the opportunities to win t꧙he races then go towards that championship.”

“Then when we go further 2026, that’s where things are completely different. No one really knows what’s going on that year, that’s the one a team has to grab by the horns an༺d lead the way. Mercedes can do that.”

How will Mercedes fare in F1 2025?

2025 could be another challenging year for M🉐ercede൩s though.

They’ve struggled to get to grips with the current techni🦄cal regulations, 💎leading to an inconsistent level of performance.

However, Herbert thinks they could “surprise”.

“The surprise of 2025 some people might say could be Mercedes, who have been successful over the yea𒊎rs but t💙hey haven't been of recent times,” he added.

“They’ve been better but it’s still not good enough and out of the rest of the teams, they’re the one who ཧhave under-ac🍎hieved realistically. It’s time for them to achieve what potential that they’ve always had.”