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Wolff: Russell can learn more from Williams than from Mercedes

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has ruled George Russell out of the running for the seat alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year. Earlier, team boss Wolff had already admitted that Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon were solely in competition for the 2020 cockpit. He says Russell is better off spending another year at Williams, 'He came to Formula 1 very young and we want to give him the chance to learn in an environment where he can make a mistake. Like Max Verstappen did at Toro Rosso.' Wolff says it is possible Mercedes would 'burn' Russell's highly promising career if he had to face the pressure of being Hamilton's teammate too soon and explained, 'He can learn more from Williams than...
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