Sky Sports pundit Craig Slater called for Mercedes to keep George Russell unless Red Bull driver Max Verstappen hits the driver market.

George Russell has already made his feelings clear on Max Verstappen becoming his Mercedes teammate, as the Red Bull driver has been linked with a shock switch.

George Russell let slip Mercedes' ongoing talks with Max Verstappen a day before Toto Wolff confirmed his contact, though Red Bull bosses Helmut Marko and Christian Horner seem unmoved