168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell says he would welcome the “challenge” of having reigning F1 world champion168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Max Verstappen as his next Mercedes teammate.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s shock decision to join Ferrari in 2025 has left Mercedes looking for a replacement to line u🎀p alongside Russell from next season.

With the controversy surrounding Christian Horner not dying down amid a rumoured fallout and internal politics within the Red Bull camp, speculation about Verstappen’🌟s future has ramped up.

There have been suggestions that the three-time world champion could be on Mercedes’ radar to🌟 replace Hamilton with team boss Toto Wolff spotted deep in conversation with the Dutchman’s father, Jos Verstappen, after the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

“This is my third season🌳 now alongside Lewis, the greatest driver of all time, and I feel like I’ve done a pretty good job alongside him,” Russell said ahe𝐆ad of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

“So whoever were to line up alongside me next year, or the years to come, I welcome anybody, I🐲 welcome the challenge.

“You always want to go against the best but ultimately for me, just focus on myself and believe in myself. I believe I can beat anybody 🍸on the grid and you have just got to have that mentality.

“Having Lewis as my benchmark for the last couple of years 🎶has been a pretty good benchmark for sure.”

Asked if he could see what would be a blockbustꦏer switch becoming reality꧑, Russell replied: “I think any team want to have the best driver line-up possible and right now Max is the best driver on the grid.

“S♏o if any team had the chance to sign Max they’d 100% be taking it. I think the question is more on the otheಞr side, on his side and on Red Bull’s side.

“Obviou𒈔sly so much going on there and we don’t know what truly is going on behind closed doors and ultimately it’s none of our business.

“But I guess, yeah, it would be exciting.”