Aston Martin are among the teams to have expressed an interest in signing Mercedes driver George Russell for the F1 2026 season, it has been claimed.

Russell, who joined Mercedes from Williams ahead of the 2022 season, has entered the final six months of his current Mercedes contract.

George Russell to leave Mercedes for Aston Martin?

Despite lingering rumours that Mercedes could make a sensational move for Red Bull driver and reigning four-time World Champion Max Verstappen for F1 2026, Russell has spoken optimistically about his hopes of securing an extension with the Brackley-based team.

However, with the end his deal approaching, Russell appears to have been sounding out alternative options in the early months of F1 2025.

Although Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are tied to long-

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