Why Red Bull's interest in George Russell is serious

Mercedes has been openly flirting with stealing Red Bull’s star Formula 1 driver all year - and now Red Bull’s started to return the favour with George Russell.

Christian Horner’s given a very strong hint that George Russell could become a serious target for Red Bull to sign for 2026.

Red Bull may need to plug some gaps in its line-ups after years of pretty chronic failure with its young driver programme, so is willing to look outside its own driver pool - and Horner says it would be “foolish” not to consider Russell, who is out of contract at the end of next year.

Our latest video explains why it makes more sense than you might think.

0:00 Red Bull's new driver target
1:29 Mercedes' plans
3:35 Red Bull's mess
5:59 Verstappen Plan B essential
7:49 A ready-made lead driver

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