Wolff opens up: 'It's between Bottas and Russell'

Mercedes is in full battle with Red Bull Racing for the world championship this season but has already been looking towards 2022 in recent weeks. The German formation extended its contract with Lewis Hamilton and is looking into which driver would be best to sit next to the Brit.

Valtteri Bottas was the regular alongside Hamilton in recent years, but was criticised for his performance. The Finnish driver did not manage to perform as well as his teammate, while Nico Rosberg did. Therefore, the discussion about Bottas' future is bigger than ever this season.

George Russell is the main candidate to take over from Bottas. The English driver sits in a lesser car, but seems to be able to get the best out of his car every weekend. During the Austrian Grand Prix he even seemed to get a point but had the bad luck that Fernando Alonso overtook him a few laps before the end.

Bottas versus Russell

Toto Wolff frankly admitted at the circuit that Mercedes has not yet decided who will be in the second seat next season. "I expect we will make a decision during the summer. We will negotiate only with Valtteri and George. It will be between them," said The Telegraph.