- Toto Wolff says a new contract for star driver Lewis Hamilton needs to be signed by Bahrain at the very latest and insists Mercedes “never played the George Russell card” as negotiations conti🦹nue () ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ;

- Wolff also confirmed he recently completed a 10-day quarantine period in Austria after becoming the l๊atest senior figure in F1 to test positive for coronavirus. Wolff added he had🍰 the “mildest of symptoms” ()

- Williams F1 senior advisor and 20🔜09 world champion Jenson Button believes there’s a “new sense of optimism” at the team and says new owners Dorilton Capital are “not afraid to try new things” () 

- Mercedes technical director James Allison admits the team “still have fears” over the aerodynamic rulಌe changes for the upcoming 2021 F1 se💎ason, despite being confident the German manufacturer has a good base with its W12 () 

- Sebastian Vettel admits he was left “confused” 💖by Ferrari’s decision to not renew his contract at the time and considered quitting F1 altogether before eventually signing for the rebranded Aston Martin squad () 

- Daniel Ricciardo has dis🎉missed sꦺuggestions that Fernando Alonso is too old to return to F1 at the age of 39, with the Australian convinced his predecessor at the rebranded Alpine team will still be at the top of his game ()