Mercedes and Red Bull may be keen to avoid public chat about their 2026 Formula 1 driver line-ups, but the drivers themselves have done little to quieten things down.
George Russell, who is yet to sign a new Mercedes deal for 2026 and beyond, gave the firmest clue yet in Austria that his team has been reconnecting with Max Verstappen's camp again, having failed to sign the four-time world champion in the past.
