Mercedes say there is “no rush” to sort out 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell’s F1 future.

The Britonꦯ, wh🅰o has been one of the standout performers so far this season, is out of contract at the end of the year and currently does not have a drive for 2026 and beyond.

Despite Russell’s impressive form, Me🧜rcedes have yet to sign him to a new contract, though Toto Wolff has repeatedly st🌠ressed the team have no intention to change their driver line-up.

Mercedes continue to be linked with a blockbuster swoop for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, but Wolff said in Saudi Arabia that the four🍸-time world champion was no longer on the Silver Arrows’ radar.

Mercedes team representative Bradley Lord was grilled about Russell’s contract situation during Sky Sports F1’s coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix, where are on🅺 the ground.

Asked if the reason Russell has not been resigned is becau🐎se Mercedes are waiting for Verstappen to 𝓰potentially become available, Lord replied: “I thought you’d probably try and put me on the spot with something like that Martin!

“No, we are 💟under no rush. We manage George’s career as well as being the team he drives for at the moment.”

Brundle interjected to point o🐟ut “he’s not even got a drive for nꦰext year yet”.

To which, Lord continue🐻d: “But there’s no pressure. He’s fully focused on how do we perform this year and then how do we keep moving forwards♏.

“Then at the right time he and Toto will sit down and as they always say it doesn’t take terribly long to thrash these thi𝕴ngs out.

“That♚ hasn’t happened yet but certaꦏinly will in the weeks and months ahead.”

George Russell has stepped up to team leader

Russell sits fourth in the championship on 99 points, 47 points behind leader 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

The 27-year-old Brit has consistently extracted♛ the maximum from his Mercedes and claim🐲ed four podiums from the opening seven races.

“He’s definitely stepped up into that leader role,” Lord said. “He’s liᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚke the big brotherไ and Kimi is the little brother.

“I think that really suits George, that ab🤪ility to give direction and be the reference for the team. That’s working wel𓄧l for him.

"He’s just delivered every time he’s been in the car. He’s maximising what we’ve got, scoring podium finishes where they are available and then working very hard with the designers back at the factory to unders🔯tand ‘where can we improve the car, how do we need to take it forward to close that gap to the front runners’.”