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sport news F1: 'Lewis Hamilton no longer the Mercedes boss, George Russell has taken over' ... trends now

'Lewis Hamilton is no longer the Mercedes boss - George Russell has taken his position': Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan believes the seven-time world champion's new team-mate has taken advantage of the Brit's slump in form Lewis Hamilton has struggled at the start of the 200 Formula One season The seven-time world champion is already 75 points down in the title fight But the Mercedes star is also 34 points behind new team-mate George Russell Hamilton's latest set-back comes after finishing a lowly eighth in Monte Carlo 

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Former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan believes Lewis Hamilton has already been usurped by George Russell as top dog at Mercedes.

Having narrowly missed out on an eighth world championship last season, many had expected the Brit to hit back with a vengeance this term and take a title fight back to chief rival Max Verstappen.

But instead the 37-year-old has struggled, and is already down 34 points on his new Mercedes team-mate George Russell who has enjoyed a fine start having replaced Valtteri Bottas in the team with a string of seven consecutive top five finishes to open the season.

Lewis Hamilton has struggled across the first seven races of the Formula One season

Lewis Hamilton has struggled across the first seven races of the Formula One season

Former team boss Eddie Jordan (right) believes Hamilton is no longer top dog at Mercedes

Former team boss Eddie Jordan (right) believes Hamilton is no longer top dog at Mercedes

When asked if Russell has deserved his switch from Williams to Mercedes, Jordan stated that the Brit had gone

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