George Russell says there’s an “exceptionally low” chance he’ll leave Mercedes next year even after he claimed the team was holding talks with Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen.

Lewis Hamilton is following Mercedes' pursuit of Max Verstappen with interest and says he would fully recommend the move to his former rival.

I have nothing to add,” he said during his media session at Silverstone. “What I said last week. Other people write stuff, that’s great but it’s not for me.” Rumors of a shocking move to Mercedes have followed Verstappen,