The 23-year-old Briton’s three-year deal with Williams expires at the end of 2021, ✤making Russell a free agent as he looks to secure his F1 future for 2022 and 💞beyond.

Russell has been heavily linked with a Mercedes seat thanks to his regular starring performances for Williams and is set to go head-to-head with Valtteri Bottas for a drive with the r🐻eigning world champions, assuming seven-time world champion Hamilton continues in F1.

Speaking about his future ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, Russell stressed he is targeting a multi-year contract regard💝less of where he ends up in 2022.

“I definitely think in the position I am currently🉐 being a free agent as such g🌃oing into next year is a good position to be in,” Russell said.

“I think stability and longevity is important. I think it’s so 🦩clear with people moving around recently how difficult it is to jump in and adapt to a new team.

“Wherever I find myself ཧnext year, I’d like it to be for a couple of years, because it’s so important to have that consistency to be 🐻able to grow and progress.”

On Wednesday it was confirmed that Lando Norris had committed his future to McLaren by signiཧng a new 🐭“multi-year” deal.

Russell, who beat Norris to the Formula 2 title in 2018, said he is “really happy” for his compatriot to secure a new deal 🀅and tipped the combination of Norris and Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren to b𝓰e a “real threat” to the top teams in the coming years.

“He deserves it🤡, he’s been doing a fantastic job recently,” Russell explained.

“McLaren, as a package wit🌸h 🍬Lando, are doing extraordinary. It’s going to be interesting next year. I think they could be a real threat to the top teams and for the championship.”