Mercedes are aiming to decide Lewis Hamilton's 2022 team mate before the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa at the end of August, team boss Toto Wolff said on Friday. The choice is effectively between continuing with Finnish incumbent Valtteri Bottas or promoting 23-year-old Mercedes-contracted British driver George Russell from struggling Williams. Seven-times world champion Hamilton this month signed a new two-year contract that will keep him at Mercedes until the end of 2023. Bottas has said he wants to sort out his future over the summer break and Wolff told reporters that Mercedes were aligned on the time scale. 'I think it's important for Valtteri and George to know where they will be driving...
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