Lewis Hamilton hit with fresh George Russell warning amid concern after Ferrari move

Lewis Hamilton has seen a diminution successful caller years, with Max Verstappen present the ascendant unit aft winning the past 4 drivers' championships - portion helium besides struggled to outshine team-mate George Russell

Lewis Hamilton's erstwhile F1 rival Nico Rosberg has warned him his caller Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc is connected "a akin level" to his Mercedes spouse George Russell.

Hamilton is acceptable to thrust successful reddish of Ferrari for the archetypal clip erstwhile the caller F1 play begins successful March aft 11 years with Mercedes, wherever became a seven-time world champion and 1 of the top successful the past of the sport.

But the British prima has seen a diminution successful caller years, with Max Verstappen present the ascendant unit aft winning the past 4 drivers' championships.

Hamilton was outshone by his Mercedes team-mate Russell past season, with his chap Brit taking 22 much points than him - though the brace some won 2 races each overall.

And arsenic Hamilton prepares to present squad up with LeClerc, erstwhile Ferrari racer Rosberg feels the Brit volition conflict to vie with the Monegasque. He believed Hamilton volition beryllium outpaced by him - conscionable arsenic helium was by Russell - and predicted Leclerc volition borderline him successful the archetypal portion of the season.

When asked who would travel retired connected apical betwixt the two, helium told PlanetF1: "If you instrumentality [Abu Dhabi], past decidedly Charles,” “Because Charles volition beryllium connected a akin level to George Russell, which is benignant of the champion of the adjacent procreation level, but for Verstappen, [who] was a small higher again, and Lewis is conscionable struggling astatine the moment, and we don’t truly cognize why.

“So if it’s arsenic of today, past Charles volition bushed him successful the aforesaid mode arsenic George Russell is beating him – but Lewis is the top of each time.

"We inactive springiness him the payment of the uncertainty that helium tin beryllium backmost to his accustomed best, and past helium should beryllium somewhat up of Charles astatine the extremity of the year."

Hamilton is acceptable to get astatine Ferrari F1 basal successful Maranello adjacent week, with CEO Benedetto Vigna saying determination was "excitement" implicit the caller chapter.

"There is simply a batch of excitement, a large tendency to begin," helium said. "Lewis volition beryllium with america astatine Ferrari adjacent week. We are preparing the past things.

"There is simply a batch of expectation, we are acceptable for astir everything. We’ll marque definite everything is successful place. Changes are ever beautiful."