George Russell will still drive for the Formula 1 team next season Williams. His future was unclear after Sergio Pérez joined the British squad, but interim team boss Simon Roberts has now confirmed that Russell will stay on in 2021.
Russell was already secured a contract with Williams for next season, but his future was still uncertain. The new owners of the team are said to have their eye on Pérez, who is free to pick up now that he has to leave. Racing Point. The Mexican would be particularly interesting because he can bring a large bag of cash, something Williams is very keen on. That these rumors turn out to be incorrect, interm team boss Roberts has just confirmed in Imola. This leaves Telegraphreporter Erik van Haren know on Twitter.
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In his twitter message, Van Haren says that Russell will ‘just’ drive for the Williams team next season. The Briton will do this again on the side of Nicholas Latifi. “Apologies for the lack of clarity last week”, team boss Roberts is quoted by Van Haren. So now that Williams continues with Russell, the question remains whether we will see Pérez somewhere on the grid next season. Bee Alfa Romeo Racing also closed the door today, as they announced that they would continue with Kimi Raikkonen in Antonio Giovinazzi.
