Why Mercedes had to replace Hamilton with Russell and what's really at stake
by THE RACE
Watch on YouTubeDescription
Mercedes’ decision to call-up George Russell to fill-in for Lewis Hamilton at the Sakhir GP gives it an opportunity to evaluate a potential star of the future in a live environment on an F1 weekend. In this video Scott Mitchell explains why Mercedes had to take that opportunity, rather than handing the seat to reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne, and we look ahead to how Russell will really be judged against Valtteri Bottas, beyond pure resultsREAD MORE HERERussell vs Bottashttps://the-race.com/formula-1/how-russell-can-win-his-mercedes-shootout-with-bottas/Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribeWebsite: http://the-race.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRaceInstagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRaceFacebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRacePodcasts: http://the-race.com/podcastsThanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing.#F1 #Russell #Mercedeshttps://www.the-race.comhttp://www.twitter.com/wearetherace