George Russell said Mercedes is in talks with Max Verstepine when he laughed at the advice that silver arrows revealed the dialogue as a “hell of a conspiracy” to put pressure on the Red Bill from Dutchman.
Russell ruled speculation about the future of Veristapen with Red Bill when he said that Sky Sports F1 In the Grand Prix of June, the pursuit of a four -time world champion of Mercedes is being delayed in his own contract, before the team’s boss Tuto Wolf confirmed that the talks were underway.
After the next round of the 2025 season in Silvestone in July, Christian Horner was dismissed as the Principal and Chief Executive of the Red Bill Team, following the speculation that the Milton Cannes Squad’s decision to maintain the Virtanopian.
For the first time since Horner’s dismissal, before the Grand Prix of Belgium this weekend, Wolf reduced the chances of joining the Versestapan in Mercedes next season and said he expects Russell and teammate Kimi Antonily to continue until 2026.
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Toto Woolf had previously revealed that Mercedes were talking with Max Verstepen
Asked about what the conversation revealed is part of the Mercedes trick, Russell replied: “This is the hell of a conspiracy!”
On the disclosure of Mercedes talks with Verstepen, Russell added: “They are and they are, okay. Everyone talks.
“There are long -term futures in the game too. For drivers, teams are not thinking about just a year, you are thinking about two, three, four, five years ahead.
“These things come very fast. I know as long as I perform, I don’t have to worry, and that doesn’t mean I am living or I am not or what is going to happen.
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Max Verstapin and Yuki Sonoda revealed that former Red Bill team’s principal Christian Horner Horner is in contact with Belgium before GP.
“This has been an interesting time for me in the last two months in which I follow everything that is going on.
“I just decided that I wouldn’t worry about it because I know that as long as I drive on the track, this is the most important thing, so what will happen?”
Russell: The facts show that my job is safe
In the first half of the Russell season, victory and four more podiums have been claimed, yet Mercedes was nowhere to the speed of the dominant McLaren, and often overturns the red bill of Ferrari and Virtan.
He performed well to his deceased team’s partner Antonyli, with Russell – the fourth in the drivers’ standing – 84 points to the Italian teenager.
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Talking to Sky Sports, George Russell acknowledged that it was normal for Mercedes to chat with other drivers, but after his strong performance in this season, he had no idea.
He added: “It really doesn’t affect me. I don’t lose any sleep on it, I don’t really think about it, because as I have always said that you can do the best.
“Obviously, we’re talking in the background. I have nothing to say about anything, but there is nothing to announce.
“The situation we find ourselves, I don’t think, unusual. From me, there is no stress because every team has two cars.
“I have done well so far. I have most points for the team. So, if you look at the facts, you will argue that my job is safe.
“That’s why I am not worried at all. If I stop performing, maybe I need to worry, but I need to worry more about my performance, not about my future.”
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See some extremely dramatic moments of years in the Belgian Grand Prix
Friday 25 July
7.55am: F3 practical
9.05am: F2 Practice
11 am: Belgian GP Practice One (Sessions starts 11.30am in the morning)
12.55 PM: F3 Qualifying
1.50pm: F2 qualifying
Evening 3 pm: Belgium GP Sprint Qualifying (Sessions starts at 3.30 pm)
Saturday 26 July
8.10am: F3 Sprint
Morning 10 pm: Belgium GP Sprint (Lights Out at 11 am)
12.20 pm: Ted’s Sprint Notebook
12.40pm: F2 Sprint
2pm: Belgium GP qualifying (Sessions starts 3pm)
Evening 5 pm: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook
Sunday 27 July
7.25am: F3 Feature Race
8.55am: F2 Feature Race
10.40AM: Porsche Superkup Race
Night 12.30 pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Belgium GP Blood Up*
2pm: Grand Prix of Belgium*
Evening 4 pm: Checker Flag: Belgium GP reaction*
5 pm: Ted’s Notebook
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