Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is in a “different place” and wants George Russell to do well as he praised his new Mercedes team-mate. Hamilton said he “wants to see people succeed” as he revealed his new team-mate was “very determined”.Hamilton made the comments when asked what it was like to deal with a new type of team-mate with Russell 13 years younger than him. Hamilton told Canal+: “It’s pretty easy to be honest. He’s been a part of our team for a while really.“When I was racing with Nico (Rosberg), when I was racing with Valtteri (Bottas), he was there. He was already present, So when he joined the team it was just a natural progression. He’s a very well level-headed bloke and very focussed, very determined. He’s just a great, great team-mate so zero problems.“And also I’m in a different place in my life, I generally want to see people succeed.”READ MORE: Mercedes chief explains Lewis Hamilton apology after Italian GPHe added: “Yeah, when you’re younger you’re chasing. When you’re chasing something so much, the single-minded focus. But generally in my life, I want to see people shine and people do well. I want George to be at his best and I hope during the journey together he will learn. Hopefully, there will be something positive he will have from us running together.“But I still work every day to make sure that I’m ahead. I’m also aware that there’s days you won’t win and there’s days you won’t be ahead. And it’s not that it doesn’t bother me but I’m able to accept the reality in which sometimes you’re faced with.”
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