George Russell has been confirmed as Lewis Hamilton's new team-mate at Mercedes from the Formula 1 2022 season.
After missing out on pole position to Max Verstappen at the Dutch Grand Prix, the Mercedes team are already busy working on a strategy to beat the racer.
Mercedes are 12 points ahead of Red Bull while Lewis Hamilton is just eight ahead of Max Verstappen at the moment.
Red Bull Racing is competing for the world title again for the first time this year, and it is a sign of worry for the Mercedes.
Russell is a product of Mercedes’ youth system and Toto Wolff has been full of praise for the youngster for a few years now.
However one sees the British GP clash between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, one thing's for sure - the rivalry is now heated up.
Defending Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has agreed a new deal to remain at Mercedes, it was announced on Saturday.
The Mercedes F1 team will be making updates to the W12, according to soon-to-be Chief Technical Officer James Allison.
Hamilton had warned that unless his team provided more upgrades to the car, more losses would follow inevitably.
Red Bull Racing chief Christian Horner seems suspicious of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff's claim that they won't upgrade their car anymore.