These are very chaotic days at Mercedes. There Brackley stables, after the great result obtained in Spanish Grand Prix, wants to continue on path just undertaken with the new version of the W-14. To do it, the objective is to consolidate the driver pair – composed by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell – who have undoubtedly demonstrated on several occasions that they are the only untouchable element of the team for two years now.
Mercedes, extension arrives for Russell
The news of the last few hours concerns George himself Russell. In fact, Mercedes, a bit as expected, has decided to exercise the option to renew the British pilot until 2025. There is therefore no doubt about the permanence of number 63 in Mercedes. After several years in Williams, in 2022 Russell officially debuted in Mercedes, also achieving a victory – without forgetting the great difficulties both pilots had in handling the W-13. According to what the newspaper reports Motorsport.com Italy, considering that the Brackley team has exercised an option on the contract already in force, Russell's renewal will not be announced on the social channels of the star team.
And Lewis…?
Having therefore closed the Russell chapter, the topic dedicated to the renewal of the other Mercedes driver: Lewis, opens Hamilton. There is good news on this front too. In fact, it seems that the seven-time world champion, after many rumors that he was even close to Ferrari, be ready to sign your renewal – which apparently will be a biennial. All we have to do is wait for the official press release, but now we can take it for certain: Mercedes wants to win again and will try with the Russell-Hamilton couple also in the coming years.
