R꧃ussell has found himself heavily linked with a move to 𓆉the Mercedes works’ team for 2022 following a number of impressive performances for Williams this season.

With Lewis Hamilton signed up until the end of 2023, Mercedes is currently weighing up whether to retain Valtteri Bottas or promote its protege Russell.🌠 A final decision is expected to be made this summer, even if it is not officially communicated.

While Capito acknowledged that Williams would “love to keep” Russell,🥃 he would be happy to see the 23-year-old get what he feels would be a deserved opportunity to drive for a front-running team.

“No aꦡnd I don’t care,” said Capito when asked if he knows which way Merce✅des was leaning with its driver decision for 2022.

“I would wish that George gets the seat because he’s in the position now, in his time of career, where he can handle to be in an absolute top teaℱm and fight ✃for the championship.

“And I would never hold a young driver back if he can have this type of opportunity. So I🍸 hope for him, that he gets this opportunity.

“From the team’s side, of course we would very much love to ke🎉ep him, ♒so if he goes to Mercedes and gets the offer, he gets the full support from us. If not, he gets the full support from us.

“That’s why we can easily wait for that driver decis🎃ion whichever way it comes and we’l💃l be OK.”

Capito dismissed the notion that Wilꦰliams will need to react fast to any decision Mercedes takes, arguing the Grove-based outfit is now the most attractive option of the teams y🎉et to finalise their line-ups for 2022.

“I th𒅌ink every driver who hasn’t got a fixed seat for next year or has an o𝔉ption for next year is talking to us at the moment,” he added.

“It see𒆙ms the Williams seat is the most aspired seat in F1 🌊right now for a team that has to fill a seat.”