Mercedes announce team 'switch' for F1 star George Russell

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Mercedes announce team 'switch' for F1 star Russell

Mercedes have teased a team switch for their star driver

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Wednesday 12 February 2025 19:57 Updated: 09:47

Mercedes have teased a team switch for their Formula 1 driver, George Russell, in a recent post on social media.

Russell’s contract with Mercedes expires at the end of 2025, and the British driver is yet to announce a fresh deal with the team, or any of their F1 rivals.

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Despite being faced with several options for 2026, Russell is placed in a strong position at Mercedes following the departure of Lewis Hamilton and the promotion of Kimi Antonelli.

The 26-year-old has three race wins to his name, and will be expected to lead the team forward in 2025, as Antonelli embeds himself into the team and F1.

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Ahead of the 2025 season, Mercedes have unveiled their latest partnership with Adidas in a series of pictures of Russell and Antonelli in new team kit, as the team continue to release content containing their new driver pairing.

Amongst these posts, Russell shared a series of childhood pictures on Mercedes' social media, including a picture of a young Russell with a Real Madrid birthday cake.

Russell was finally able to satisfy his inner child after he spent a weekend at the Bernabéu, Madrid's home stadium, and received a special custom shirt.

Posing alongside international superstar Jude Bellingham, they both held up a ‘Russell’ shirt with his driver number, 63, on the back.

Mercedes also shared the picture on social media via their Instagram stories, with a cheeky caption teasing a sporting switch for Russell.

“George to Real Madrid, here we go,” they wrote underneath the picture.

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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