Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has expressed confidence that the burgeoning rivalry between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will not descend into the toxic animosity that characterised the championship battles between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
The assurance comes as teenage sensation Antonelli secured his debut victory at Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, just a week after Russell claimed the season-opener in Australia, placing the young talents at the forefront of the team’s early success.
