Wolff: George Russell is not a contender for Mercedes 2020 F1 seat

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Toto Wolff insists that Mercedes junior driver and current Williams Formula 1 racer George Russell is not a contender for a seat with the works team in 2020. The Mercedes motorsport boss believes it is too early to put Russell, who is in his debut F1 season, in the spotlight alongside Lewis Hamilton and risk "burning" him. Wolff says Mercedes is facing a straight choice between keeping Valtteri Bottas and promoting reserve driver Esteban Ocon, and he believes that Russell should continue learning at Williams, where he has an ongoing contract.

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