168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell has reiterated his view that he’d “welcome anybody” to Mercedes as his new F1 teammate for 2025 provided th🐻e team is “pushing in the same direction”.

The identity of Russell’s teammate for next year is still unclear with Mercedes yet to mak🐽e a deci♔sion.

Mercedes have been vocal in their pursuit of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen for next year, but given he has a contract ♔uꦉntil the end of 2028, that remains unlikely.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli, a Mercedes junior driver, reportedly remains the front-runner for the se🧸at.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz remains an option, but it looks like he will be forced to join Alpine,🅰 Sauber or Williams.

Spღeaking ahead of the British Grand Prix, Russell was asked specifically about the prospect🅠 of teaming up with Sainz.

He replied: “Yeah, I’d welcome anybody, to be honest. I’ve been lucky having Lewis for the last three years and we’ve had som༺e great battles in the last couple of years.

“As a driver, I ജthink it’s important yo🥃u have a good relationship between the two of you, just to help that team momentum and pushing in the same direction.

“But, ultimately, when you walk into your garage and put you♈r helmet on, you jump in your car and it doesn’t really matter who’s sat in the seat alongside you.”

Russell has enjoyed a great year personally, taking Mercedes’ firs🐻t win since 2022 last time out in Austria.

He's generally had the upper hand over168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton, leading 9-2 in the qualifying head-to-head.

However, he dismissed sugg🐈estions that he’s not been given enough credit for his form this year. 

“No, not at all, to be honest. I think the🧸 results speak for themselves, and I don’t n🌄eed to talk about it,” he added.

“As many drivers say, you do the talking on the track. I think this season’s probably one of the best I’ve ever had in terms of my own performance and grabbi𒉰ng the results when they’re coming.”

“Of course there’s a lo💙t of talk ab🍒out the second seat, but that’s normal, it’s exciting. Mercedes, one of the most successful teams in the sport, and it’s a seat that many drivers want.

“It’s like the race last week, when there’s been a dra𝕴🐻ma or a bit of action that’s where the talking should be, and that’s how it always will be.”