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Russell hopes Mercedes follows Ferrari lead with youth promotion
George Russell is petitioning to land a promotion to the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team after seeing his contemporaries Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon land front-running seats at Ferrari and Red Bull over the past year. The Briton, a Mercedes development driver, made his F1 debut with Williams in 2019 but despite being hamstrung by uncompetitive machinery impressed onlookers with its consistency and relative speed compared with experienced team-mate Robert Kubica. However, having risen through the ranks in tandem with Leclerc and Albon, while they have since been promoted to top seats with Ferrari and Red Bull respectively, Russell’s immediate future as a potential Mercedes driver is less...
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