George Russell believes that Mercedes is at the "mercy of the weather" as the team attempts to recapture its form from last year's British Grand Prix - in which Lewis Hamilton secured his 104th Formula 1 victory.

Russell has been “hung out to dry” by Mercedes, in the opinion of Brundle, who feels the Brit has done a “brilliant job” of taking over from Lewis Hamilton as the Mercedes team leader, but is left in an “embarrassing” situation where he does not yet have a contract agreed to keep him with the team beyond F1 2025.