George Russell, Nicholas Latifi again confirmed for 2021 F1 season

George Russell will stay alongside Nicholas Latifi in an unchanged Williams line-up for 2021 - in a further sign that Valtteri Bottas is staying at Mercedes.

Russell always had a Williams contract for 2021, but Mercedes, who oversees the Englishman's career, could have come; calling had they opted to change their line-up for next season.

But with reports suggesting Bottas has agreed on a deal in principle to stay at F1's world champions, and Lewis Hamilton long expected to sign a new contract, Russell will continue at Williams for a third consecutive season. "I have no hard feelings or anything towards Mercedes, there's nothing more they can do,"

Russell told Sky F1 ahead of the Hungarian GP. "Ultimately, I had a contract with Williams, Claire [Williams, deputy team principal] was very firm in her standpoint that she's not ready to let me go, and I have to respect her decision. "I'm still young, I'm still a Mercedes driver, and I'll be going out there [Budapest] to build off last year, build off the first few races, and continue to try and show what I can do." Latifi made his F1 debut a fortnight ago, having been promoted from a reverse role at the team for this season.