168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Rosberg insists that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell faces a “sh♚ootout” to keep his 2026 Mercedes seat.

Mercedes have confirmed that teཧe⭕nage starlet Kimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Hamilton, alongside Russell, next year.

However, rumours linking them with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for 2026 (when the new F1 regulations begin) have not gone away.

“Verstappen is the 🦩absolute priority which is understandable because he’s one of the best five drivers of all t🗹ime,” ex-Mercedes driver and 2016 F1 champion Rosberg told Sky Sports.

“🥀So that’s something they are looki✱ng to do for 2026.

“Then, it really becomes a straight shooto🀅ut between Antonelli and George.

“It won’t be a comfortable position for George. Because you have a young superstar, 18 years old. George is expected to beat Antonelli so he can almo🃏st only lose next year.

“It’s uncomfortable, he has to beat Antonelli to be ꦛkept on alongside Verstappen꧋.”

But Rosberg added: ꦿ“George is maybe [in the] top two 🧜best qualifiers at the moment, he beats Lewis in almost every qualifying. So it won’t be easy for Kimi to beat George.”

Martin Brundle added: “George has got to be slightly neꦦrvous.

“Clearly, Toto is hugely invested p🐓ersonally in Antonelli, and is making overtures to Verstappen.

“Geo๊rgeไ will be occasionally looking over his shoulder but, meanwhile, he’s the Mercedes team leader.”

Russell and Antonelli will form a new-look duo at Merc🍒edes in 2025 when Hamilton goes to Ferrari.

But in 2026 the entirꦺe F1 landscape could change when the new engine regulations begin.

Mercedes are the team who, insiꦚde the paddock, are spoken about as having an engine to envy.

If that comes to fruition then they will fancy their chancꩲes of tempting Verstappen across from Red Bull.