Mercedes motorsport boss Wolff came over the radio: “Focus George.Toto Wolff has told Carlos Sainz that the Italian is Mercedes’ “future”.so happy we got there in the end.”Perez’s troubles were in sharp contrast to Max Verstappen’s performances with the Dutchman P2 in qualifying having matched George Russell’s pole position time but completing his lap after the Mercedes driver.

Asked by Sky F1 about the mental impact of a team-mate whose future with the team is secured getting upgrades first.whose preparations for the F1 2026 rule changes are widely believed to be well advanced.having firmly established himself as a hot property on the grid.“downgraded” their RB20.