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George Russell wants to join Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes to prove what he is capable of - and says he will find out next month if he has landed the hottest ticket in Formula One.
The 23-year-old insists he is still in the dark as to whether Mercedes boss Toto Wolff will promote him from Williams and form a mouth-watering all-British line-up alongside Hamilton at the Silver Arrows in 2022.
The seven-time world champion, 36, recently signed an £80million contract extension to stay for another two years. His team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Russell, a junior driver for Mercedes, are in a direct shootout for the second seat.
George Russell wants to join Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes to prove what he is capable of
'Of course everybody wants to go up against the best person in the world and show what they are capable of,' Russell told the PA news agency ahead of the British Grand Prix.
'There is a huge amount to learn from a guy like Lewis, so is would be an incredible opportunity. But I don't know what will happen.
'Mercedes are in control of my future and they will do whatever they believe is right for my career - if they think I am ready now or they don't think I am ready - it is in their hands.
'I would say by the time we are back racing in Belgium at the end of August, following the summer break, everything will be clear.
