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Williams tell Merc: Russell is ours for three years

Williams have a three-year contract with George Russell with Claire Williams telling Mercedes not to come knocking before that time is up. Mercedes are possibly looking for a replacement for Valtteri Bottas for next season, at least if F1's rumour mill is to be believed. They have two youngsters waiting in the wings in Esteban Ocon and Russell. But while it would be easy to put Ocon in the car, he is after all Mercedes' reserve driver, Williams have told Toto Wolff that Russell is theirs, and they aren't willing to let him go. 'I told Toto that George is on a three-year contract with us, he is firmly in our plans for the future and is going nowhere,' deputy team boss Williams told the...
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