News Details

‘He Deserves More’: Verstappen & Leclerc Praise Russell As Mercedes Mull Driver Line-Up

Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have praised George Russell, saying he deserves to land the second Mercedes seat next year. The Silver Arrows have already confirmed Sir Lewis Hamilton for 2022, with them inking a two-year contract extension earlier this season. However, Bottas’ future at Mercedes is very much up in the air, and the team is actively considering dropping him for Russell. “Did you say it’s race week?” pic.twitter.com/UlwLPVOZhN — George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63) August 24, 2021 Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, Leclerc said the young Brit “definitely deserves” a Mercedes seat. “It’s great if George gets that seat because he...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Leclerc and Verstappen agree: Russell 'deserves more'

Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen both agree that George Russell...
2y ago from F1i.com

Leclerc: Russell deserves 2022 Mercedes call-up

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has backed George Russell for the second seat...
2y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Verstappen and Leclerc believe Russell...

Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have both voiced support for George...
2y ago from GPFans.com

Leclerc and Max say Russell ‘deserves' Mercedes...

Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen are in agreement that George Russell's...
2y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Acosta heralded following debut MotoGP podium at...

Pedro Acosta received high praise following the Portuguese Grand Prix,...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle quickest in Safari shakedown

Reigning WRC champion Kalle Rovanperä set the benchmark time in Wednesday...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

The story behind Arsenal beating City to signing of...

There is a word Mikel Arteta repeatedly plumps for during recruitment...
51m ago from SkySports.com

Rodri vs Rice: battle of the 'lighthouses'

An integral position in the Pep Guardiola school of football is the...
51m ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal interested in 26-year-old former player who...

AC Milan midfielder Ismael Bennacer may be available to sign in the...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.