Hamilton only missing luck to match Russell in F1 2022

Russell was promoted from Williams to a race seat at Mercedes during the off-season to replace Alfa Romeo-bound Valtteri Bottas as Hamilton’s new team-mate.

The Briton immediately made a strong impression at Mercedes, aided by the fact that he has been associated with the Brackley team for years.

But few would have predicted that the 24-year-old would outscore Hamilton in all but one race so far, and he also leads his illustrious teammate 4-3 in qualifying.

While Hamilton…