Possibly, but I'm not so sure. Hamilton doesn't strike me as a coward and does seem to fundamentally believe he can beat anybody with a level playing field. I think he'd believe and be unable to resist the challenge of beating Russell and proving yet another point.
So I don't think he'd have a problem with Russell being there.
I do think he'd have a problem if he (Hamilton) was not seen as *the* lead driver though.
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