Mercedes has got no viable option other than continuing with George Russell for F1 2026, says Guenther Steiner, with a new deal yet to be publicly announced.

That, claims Steiner, is the critical “leverage” which Russell has in the negotiations. Steiner also knocked back the idea of tension between Russell and Wolff, after six-time grand prix winner Ralf Schumacher made that suggestion, and claimed Russell no longer wants Wolff as an advisor.

Mercedes and George Russell: Who else?

Russell is delivering arguably his best F1 season yet in 2025. An impressive victory last time out in Singapore was his second win of the year, yet, he is still without a contract for F1 2026. That is despite Red Bull’s Max Verstappen having re-affirmed his Red Bull commitment back in the summer, following r

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