George Russell has proposed that the continuous pursuit of MAX VERSTAPPEPEPEPEN’s Red Bull’s Red Bull delays the extension of his expiration contract.
Russell was one of the outstanding drivers of the grid this season, maximizing Mercedes’ performance, winning the last victory in Canada and consistent with four podium finishing materials.
The fact that Mercedes did not extend the 27 -year -old contract was surprising for many people at the ranch that it expired with the one -year contract of a teenage teammate, KIMI Antonelli.
Both the driver and the team have repeatedly delayed the importance of unresponsive transactions, but Russell admitted that he would help him for the first time ahead of Austria Grand Prix this weekend.
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In May 2025, TOTO WOLFF said he would not draw a contract with George Russell.
Russell asked if there was a conversation on transactions.
“As I always said, performance is not a big pressure because I feel the performance of the current performance.
“But if you have a pen on the paper, it will help. But see.”
After Lewis Hamilton decided to join Ferrari in 2025 before the start of last season, the Silver Arrows principal TOTO WOLFF pursued the fourth world champion.
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Red Bull’s max verstappen was controversial with George Russell at the end of the Spanish Grand Prix.
After missing VERSTAPPEN, WOLFF won the young Italian Antonelli and attracted the interest in the Dutch, and repeatedly insisted on “flirt” other than a good situation with the current driver’s lineup.
However, in the monopoly on Thursday late Thursday, Sky Sports F1Russell seems to think that Mercedes is still trying to sign VestAppen on Red Bull.
He said: “Next to me, I really don’t have to worry about it. As a team, I think it depends on where you have your aspiration.
“We are the second best and probably the third best now. We can be the second to be slightly too much.
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George Russell hit him to ride a pillar in Max VestAppen.
“As Mercedes, they want to come back, and to return to the top, you need to make sure that the best driver, the best engineer, the best pitcher, and Mercedes are pursuing.
“So it is normal that there is a conversation like VestAppen. But on my side, if you are performing as I do, do you have to worry about what I am worried about? There are two digits for all Formula 1 team.”
Russell describes the contract ‘delay’.
Considering that the pairs have been intensely disagreements for the past 12 months last 12 months, there is still a remain whether Mercedes will try to pair with Russell and Russell.
On Thursday, in a group session with broadcast media, VestAppen’s name did not say that Russell’s doubts about pairing their rivals and themselves suggested that his contract was not yet updated.
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Craig Slater looked closely at how George’s cathars penalty between George Russell and Max Vestappen was enlarged after George marked the Red Bull driver as ‘BULLY’.
“Toto has made it clear that I’m thinking about how I will perform this year,” Russell said.
“I think there’s only one driver that you can discuss from the point of view of the performance. These are his words. These are not my words, so that’s why I don’t worry about the future.
“But every team has two seats, and he must think that he is two drivers for the two seats.
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Following the Aurstalian GP, MAX VERSTAPPEN asked about the relationship with George Russell after two people fell last season.
Russell was convinced that he would be in the grid in 2026 ahead of victory in Canada in early June.
He said Sky Sports F1: “Obviously I want to be in a place to give me the best opportunity to win, and ultimately happier than winning Mercedes helps me get me a chance, and I have nothing to make me happier because I have established such a relationship with all of this team.
“But now I have only one thing to focus on and I’m driving quickly. If you drive quickly.
VERSTAPPEN: 2026 is actually my favorite
VERSTAPPEN, who had a media obligation before Russell in Austria on Thursday, asked whether he would drive on Red Bull next season.
He said: “I have had that question in my life before. I don’t have to talk about it. Do you want to repeat what I said last year?
“Again, it’s not actually in my heart. I’m just driving, trying to push the performance, and I’m focusing next year.”
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MAX VERSTAPPEN won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with the 400th F1 race weekend.
The short -term future of VERSTAPPEN seems to be uncertain in the early stages of the season, speculation on suggestions to move to Mercedes or Aston Martin in the early stages of the season.
But in order to trigger the release clause, his comfortable location at the top four of the drivers that must be outside of summer vacation was quiet.
Russell’s opinion will rebuild the debate that Wolf and Red Bull’s Christian Horner will quizzes on this subject throughout the weekend.
SKY SPORTS F1’s Austrian GP Schedule
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Look back at the most dramatic moments in the Austrian Grand Prix.
Friday, June 27
8:50 am: F3 practice
10 am: F2 practice
12 pm: Austrian GP practice 1 (session starts at 12:30 pm)*
1.55pm: F3 qualification*
2:50 pm: F2 qualification*
3:35 pm: Austrian GP practice 2 (session starts at 4 pm)*
5:15 pm: F1 show*
Saturday, June 28
9 am: F3 sprint
11:15 pm: Austrian GP practice 3 (Session starts at 11:30 am)
1:10 pm: F2 sprint
2:15 pm: Austrian GP Eligible Build Up*
3pm: Austrian GP qualifiers*
5pm: TED’s qualification notebook
Sunday, June 29
7:25 am: F3 function race
8:55 am: F2 function race
10:40 am: Porsche Super Cup
12:30 pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Austrian GP Build Up*
2pm: Austria Grand Prix*
4 pm: Check pattern flag: Austrian GP reaction*
5pm: TED’s notebook
*Also at the SKY SPORTS main event
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