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Ex-Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger believes George Russell will soon begin to frustrate his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

The 2022 season has not started on a positive note for Mercedes, the Silver Arrows slipping from the battle at the front to now watching it from behind at the head of the midfield.

With Ferrari and Red Bull establishing dominance early in this new regulatory era, Mercedes in the opening four races have made the podium only twice, Russell and Hamilton scoring a P3 finish each.

Hamilton finds himself 21 points adrift of Russell in the Drivers’ Championship, although bad luck for the seven-time former World Champion can be partly attributed to that, the timing of the Safety Car costing Hamilton in both Saudi Arabia and Australia.

That said, it was a frustrating Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for Hamilton, with Russell the better-performing driver, finishing P4 compared to Hamilton’s P13.

So far, the dynamic between Russell and Hamilton has remained very positive, although Berger reckons that could soon begin to change.

“He will soon get on Lewis’ nerves,” Berger predicts, quoted by Speedweek.com.

“Russell was one of the outstanding drivers at Imola. Like Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.”

Norris comfortably had the beating of Russell at Imola, crossing the line P3 to claim his and McLaren’s first podium