George Russell feels there is no need for him to make a “sales pitch” to Mercedes a🌠bout why he would deserve a drive with its Formula 1 team, taking comfort in its decisions about his future.

Mer𝐆cedes junior Russell has impressed through his first half-season in F1 with Williams, stepping up off the back of his Formula 2 title victory in 2෴018.

Russell’s performances led to speculation ahead of the summer break that he could be in contention to drive 🅘for Mercedes in 2020 alongside Lewis Hamilton.

The 21-year-old famous𝓀ly made a Powerpoint presentat🅠ion to try and convince Williams to sign him for the 2018 season, but said he would not use a similar tactic to try and sway Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff on his future.

“No. Toto has all of the inform♐ation at𒁃 his fingertips,” Russell said.

“I’ve known the guys making these decisions for years, they know everything abo🐎ut me, so they don’t need a sales pitch.

“They justꦅ make the best decision for what they think is right for them.”

Wolff confirmed over the Hungary weekend that Russell was not a consideration for the vacant Mercedes seat in 2020, saying he did not want toꦚ “burn” the youngster too early in his F1 career.

Russell said he was content that M🐲ercedes would be able to take the best decisions for his F1 future moving forward, allowing him to focus on his on-track performances.

“I think what is really great is that I know one way or ano🎐ther, my future is secure, and I can just purely focus on the job at hand,” Russell said.

“I know previous drivers and th𓄧eir previous experiences have been contract negotiating during race weekends, just before qua♍lifying, talking about contracts, and what have you.

“In Mercedes, I’ve got a great management company. Their job is to make my life as e🅘asy as possible and to give me t🦹he chance just to focus on the job. That’s good."