The two parties are reportedly snagged on Hamilton’s demands for a pay rise and his insistence on signing another multi-year deal with the team as opposed to the one-year extension preferred by Mercedes. While Russell’s name has persistently been brought up as a replacement should the world champion not reach terms with his employers, Formula1News.co.uk reports that sources within the team say any suggestion he won’t be with the Silver Arrows next year are entirely untrue. With the eyes of the F1 world watching and the destination of the current champion at stake, there have been plenty of rumours about what could happen, but the publication says that any suggestion he won’t be driving alongside Valtteri Bottas next season are untrue.
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