‘Christian’s always stirring s*** up’ – Wolff reacts to Horner naming Russell as potential Red Bull target

It comes after Wolff’s public pursuit of Verstappen, with the Austrian having admitted earlier within the 12 months that he “would love” to have the Dutchman at Mercedes, a risk that now seems to be off the cards for the foreseeable future following the signing of Kimi Antonelli for 2025.

With Russell coming into into his fourth season on the Silver Arrows subsequent 12 months – and his seventh marketing campaign total in F1 – Wolff has beforehand mentioned that the 26-year-old “has all he must step within the extra senior function within the crew” amid the approaching departure of Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari.

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“He’s studying, he’s always creating,” Wolff commented about Russell. “That could be a ability now we have all admired with Lewis – though he’s this nice champion, he’s always creating as a human and as a racing driver.

“So sure, George has all he must step within the extra senior function within the crew and take the management when it possibly involves technical selections on set-ups that have to be taken. I’ve nice confidence in him.”