Russell has already warned his next team-mate that he will be ready to outperform them at Mercedes, however, backing himself to perform even if Verstappen joins. “I welcome a challenge,” he said.
“You always want to go against the best but ultimately, for me, (I’m) just focused on myself. I believe in myself, I believe I can beat anybody on the grid and you’ve just got to have that mentality.
“I think any team wants to have the best driver line-up possible, and right now Max is the best driver on the grid, so if any team had a chance to sign Max they’ll 100 per cent be taking it. I guess (it) would be exciting.”
