{"id":184343,"date":"2025-10-08T01:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T01:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/184343\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T01:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T01:57:12","slug":"good-things-take-a-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/184343\/","title":{"rendered":"“Good things take a while\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

With just six rounds remaining in the 2025 Formula 1 season, George Russell<\/a> is yet to sign a new contract with Mercedes<\/a>. After his commanding win at the Singapore Grand Prix<\/a>, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claimed that \u201cgood things take a while\u201d when explaining the delay to the new deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Russell joined Mercedes from Williams<\/a> in 2022 and his contract with the team was later extended until the end of 2025. That deal is now nearing its end, and the 27-year-old remains locked in discussions over his future with the team.<\/p>\n

Both parties have remained tight-lipped on the progress of these talks, but Wolff admitted after the Singapore GP that the pair were now working on the “detail” of the new contract.<\/p>\n

\u201cContract-wise, good things take a while,\u201d Wolff said after Russell picked up a lights-to-flag victory at Marina Bay on Sunday. \u201cIt’s about the detail, and it’s not about the big topics.\u201d<\/p>\n

When pressed by Sky Germany about the progress of these talks, Wolff added: \u201cWe\u2019ll announce it soon enough.”<\/p>\n

\"George <\/p>\n

George Russell, Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes<\/p>\n

Photo by: Andy Hone\/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

For Russell\u2019s part in proceedings, he explained that \u201cthings have to be done right\u201d while speaking with reporters ahead of the Singapore race. Negotiations remain ongoing between the Briton and his employer as the pair seeks something that is \u201cmutually beneficial”.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think for any driver, when you get to a certain point in your career, things have to be done right,\u201d Russell said. \u201cEvery time you renew a contract, it’s the most important one of your life and it has to be done with good care. There’s nothing to worry about, and it will get done when it gets done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolff’s praise of Russell therefore shows there should be little to worry about regarding his F1 future, with the only other unconfirmed seats for next year being at Alpine or the two Red Bull-backed outfits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s been formidable this year,\u201d Wolff remarked. \u201cI haven’t seen mistakes. There were weekends that he himself said, \u2018I could have done more, and I wasn’t a good race\u2019. But this happens with any driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can see when it just merges, the car being in a perfect space, and the driver being on top of things, that becomes a dominant formula, and that is what we’ve seen here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russell leaves Singapore fourth in the F1 drivers\u2019 standings after picking up two wins and a further six podium finishes so far in 2025.<\/p>\n

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