Mercedes say there is “no rush” to sort out 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell’s F1 future.

The Briton, who has be✱en 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, Mercedes have yet to sign him to a new contract, though Toto Wolff has repeatedly stressed the team have no intentio🌄n to change their drive🗹r line-up.

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

Mercedes team repres൲entative 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 because Mercedes are w💃aiting for Verstappen to potentially 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 oﷺut “he’s not eve🤡n got a drive for next year yet”.

To which, Lord continued: “But t𓂃here’s no pressure. He’s fully focused on how do we perform this year and then how do we keep moving 𒐪forwards.

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

“That hasn’t happened y💛et but certainly will in the we✅eks 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5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri.

The 27-year-old Brit has consistently extracted the maximum from his Mercedes and claimed four podiums from the opening seven races🅰.

“He’s definitely stepped up into that lea﷽der role,” Lord said. “He’s like the big brother and Kimi is the liꦺttle brother.

“I think that really suits Geor🗹ge, that ability to give direction and be the reference for the team. That’s working well 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 understand ‘where can we improve th🃏e car, how do we need to take it forward to close that gap to the front runners’.”