Williams has confirmed that Formula 2 championship leader George Russell will join the team for the 2019 season. Russell, who is a Mercedes junior driver, has been heavily linked with the driver over the last number of weeks.

The 20-year-old won the GP3 Series championship in 2017 and this year graduated into Formula 2. The Briton has taken six wins this year and is on the verge of winning the championship with just one round remaining in Abu Dhabi.

Mercedes signed Russell to its junior programme at the start of 2017. He made his F1 weekend debut last year in Brazil, where he received a free practice outing with Force India.

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