George Russell and Kimi Antonelli are Mercedes' first choice for next season, team boss Toto Wolff said in comments appearing to rule out an immediate move for Red Bull's four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen.

George Russell called his fifth in Belgium “the worst performance of the season” and said Mercedes “need to understand” why the car has lost so much performance. After a good start to the year that climaxed with a win in Canada,