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Mercedes target Williams seat for Russell
Mercedes are aiming to get their reserve and development driver, George Russell, onto the 2019 grid with Williams, according to The Times. Russell, currently leading the F2 World Championship by 12 points to Lando Norris with four race weekends remaining, has been a part of the Mercedes junior programme since January 2017. The 20-year-old then made his first major breakthrough by testing for Force India in FP1 ahead of both the Brazilian Grand Prix and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, also in 2017. And, after continuing to impress in F2 this season with four victories and a further three podium finishes, Russell is in line to follow in the footsteps of Charles Leclerc who won back-to-back GP3 and F2...
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