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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
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