If George Russell is not promoted to the works Mercedes lineup for 2022, Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull would consider snapping up the 23-year-old Briton. But if Mercedes doesn’t make that call, Red Bull’s Dr Marko is keen to swoop. “Russell is certainly worth considering when you look at the performance he is currently delivering at Williams,” the 78-year-old Austrian said. “But it’s pointless because Mercedes would make a huge mistake if they didn’t get him. When asked why Mercedes has waited so long to promote the highly promising Russell, who upstaged Bottas when he stood in for an ill Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain last year, Marko responded: “That’s a question for Mercedes.

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