168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell could pocket around $30m per season in his next Mercedes F1 contract.

The Briton is reportedly inching closer to securing a fresh two-year extension with Mercedes including an option for 2028, worth “around $30m per season”, equivalent to around £23🧜m, according to .

Russell’s current deal is due to expire at the end of 2025 but he is expected to be re✱warded with a bumper new contract followin𓄧g his strong start to the season.

Russell has been leading Mercedes’ charge alongside rookie teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kimi Antonelli and currently 💦sits fourth in the drivers’ championship after the opening four rounds.

He is just 14 points behind McLaren’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris after claiming three podium finishes, including his impressive drive to P2 in l🦋ast weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Mercedes focused on George Russell, Kimi Antonelli

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen conꦡtinues to be linked to Mercedes amid Red Bull’s challenging start to the new campaign but Toto Wolff insisted at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix that the Dutchman is no longer on his r🌃adar.

"We need to concentrꦕate on our driver line-up,” Wolff said in Melbourne.

"I don't flirt outside if I'm in a good relationship, and that is true for this year too. So at the moment thꦑat [a move for Verstappen] is not on any radar.

"I 🍎don't plan to shift my concentration away from these guys and make sure that George has some visibility very soon, or has a contract very soon.”

Wolff spent several months publicly courting Verstappen last year as he searched for a replacement for seven-time world champion168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton, who left for Ferrari.

Mercedes eventually decided to promote their teenage prodigy Antone🥂lli after a single season in For🉐mula 2.

About a new deal for Russell, Wolff added: "We have had a chat aಞ few weeks ago about what the right timing would be to liaise and I'm - naively or not - someone that sticks to what he says and these three [Russell, Antonelli and reserve driver Valtteri Bottas] are the combination that I want to go forward with Mercedes.

"I♛ have no other reasons to doubt that, on the contrary. And we're going find some time I guess before the summer. We'll do that in a timely manner without disrupting the season."