George Russell has acknowledged the changing atmosphere at Mercedes following Lewis Hamilton's departure to Ferrari. The 40-year-old agreed to leave the Silver Arrows last year, having struggled for consistency over the past few years.

Lewis Hamilton has swapped one super-quick teammate for another after leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari, where Charles Leclerc is renowned for his explosive qualifying pace

For the past two months all attention has focused on Lewis Hamilton’s grand entrance at Ferrari – now his old team is ready to talk about its own future