George Russell has confirmed he will stay with Williams in 2021 as Valtteri Bottas looks set to sign an extension with Mercedes.
Russell, the 2018 F2 champion, is a Mercedes junior driver and seen as the next in line whenever the world champions have a vacancy. His hopes of a seat for next season depended on Mercedes parting company with Bottas, as a new contract for Lewis Hamilton has been a formality for some time.
Speaking at a socially distanced press conference ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, Russell confirmed the news, joking "You heard it here first!