Toto Wolff is reported to have shot down a suggestion that Mercedes should call up George Russell for the last two races of the season. Russell has only the Saudi Arabian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix remaining of his three-year ‘loan’ spell at Williams before the Mercedes junior driver is promoted to the reigning World Champions’ team for 2022. In joining Lewis Hamilton for next season, the Briton will replace Valtteri Bottas who is moving on to Alfa Romeo after five years with Mercedes. But with every point increasingly valuable in the titanic battle with Red Bull for both of this season’s titles, it has been suggested due to Bottas’ inconsistency this year that Mercedes could...
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