RUSSELL MOVES TO MERC

GEORGE Russell will replace Valtteri Bottas and race for Mercedes next season in an all-British line-up with seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One team said on Tuesday.

The news was effectively confirmed when Bottas, 32, announced his switch to the Alfa Romeo team.

Russell, in his third season at Williams, will be Hamilton's first new team mate since Bottas joined from Williams in 2017 to take the place of retired 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. | IOL Motoring