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Brundle says Mercedes have to get 'a young gun' in there

Sky F1's Martin Brundle believes Mercedes should slot George Russell into Valtteri Bottas' seat next season with the prospect of the Briton becoming the team's automatic leader sooner rather than later. Mercedes and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton announced last weekend an extension of their massively successful collaboration until the end of 2023. But team boss Toto Wolff has yet to decide who from Bottas or Russell will be racing alongside Hamilton at Mercedes next season. For Wolff, the choice will boil down to a known quantity – Bottas – whose renewed presence would safeguard the team's cohesion, and to an outstanding talent who would likely challenge Hamilton more...
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