George Russell feels there is no need for him to make a “sales pitch” to Mercedes ꩲabout why he would deserve a drive with its Formula 1 team, taking comfort in its decisions about his future.

Mercedes 🃏junior Russell has impressed through his first half-season in F1 with Williams, stepping up off the back of his Formu🥂la 2 title victory in 2018.

Russell’s performances led to speculation ahead of the summer break that he could be in contention to drive for🦩 Mercedes in 202🐼0 alongside Lewis Hamilton.

The 21-year-old famously made a Powerpoint presentation to try and convince Williams to sign him for the 2018 season, but said he would not 𓃲use a similar tactic to try and sway Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff on his future.

“No. Toto has all of the information at 🏅his fingertips,” Russell said.

🗹“I’ve known the guys making these decisions for years, they know everything about me, so they don’t need𓃲 a sales pitch.

“They just make the best decision for what they think is r𝔉igh♕t for them.”

Wolff confirmed over the Hungary weekend that Russell was not a consideration for the vacant Mercedes seat in 2020, saying he did not want to “burn” the youngster too early in his F1♛ career.

Russell said he was content that Mercedes would be able to take the best deci𒁏sions for his F1 future moving forward, allowing him to focus on his on-track performances.

“I think what is really great is that I know one way or another, my future is secure, and I can just purely focus on the job at han💃d,” Russel♏l said.

“I know previous drivers and their previous experiences have been contract negotiating during race weekends, just before qualifying, talkin𒐪g about contracts, and what have you.

“In Mercedes, I’ve got a great management company. Their job is to make my life as easy as possible and to give me theꦅ cha♛nce just to focus on the job. That’s good."