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“If he were to ride alongside Lewis one day it is impossible to predict how he would behave in such a situation.

“It’s an extreme, it’s total extremes, suddenly you’re sitting in a racing car every weekend, you’re fighting the best of all times, who has been around for eight years.

“It’s an extreme situation. So it really depends on one driver to another who you would deal with as a team-mate.”

Ambitious and hailed as a future F1 world champion, Russell could potentially take on a challenge for the title in his first season at Mercedes.

However, the Williams man has insisted that his team priority over personal ambition.

“My ambitions and goals are incredibly clear and I want to become F1 World Champion, but I would never put my own agenda or goals above the team, no matter who my teammate is,” he said.

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