The 41-year-old has had an illustrious career in the sport with 341 starts, 103 podiums, 21 race wins, 1,865 points, 18 pole positions, 46 fastest laps, and one world championship title. We’ll have to see what he adds to this list by the end of this season.
According to ESPN, this decision means the way is paved for Valtteri Bottas to take the empty Alfa Romeo seat and George Russell can take the seat at Mercedes.
Formula 1’s managing director for motorsport, Ross Brawn, said, “In my view, there is only one decision for Mercedes next year with regards to the second seat.”
An announcement will surely appear in the coming weeks but this still does not seem a guarantee that Russell will be in a Mercedes next year.