{"id":32033,"date":"2025-06-19T07:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/36980-george-russell-jokes-about-possible-career-change-if-he-leaves-f1"},"modified":"2025-06-19T07:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:31:51","slug":"36980-george-russell-jokes-about-possible-career-change-if-he-leaves-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/36980-george-russell-jokes-about-possible-career-change-if-he-leaves-f1","title":{"rendered":"George Russell jokes about a possible career change if he leaves F1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George Russell joked that he might pose for a nude calendar if he fails to secure a seat in Formula 1 for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<h2>George Russell without a contract in F1<\/h2>\n<p>The Briton is currently the only top driver <b>without a contract for next year<\/b>, despite a very convincing start to the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>An extension with Mercedes is widely anticipated, but the longer time passes without a signature, the more speculation about his future multiplies.<\/p>\n<p>George Russell has clearly expressed his desire to stay with Mercedes, even though the German team has long been interested in Max Verstappen, who is currently with Red Bull.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent statements from Toto Wolff suggesting that the Max Verstappen option was no longer on the table, <b>George Russell has still not been extended<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, rumors have even mentioned a surprising interest from Aston Martin in the Briton.<\/p>\n<p>After his victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, George Russell jokingly mentioned an unusual career change.<\/p>\n<p>Read also: <a href=\"\/f1\/actualite\/36851-george-russell-laisse-entendre-quil-sera-toujours-pilote-mercedes-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"George Russell hints he will still be a Mercedes driver in 2026\">George Russell hints he will still be a Mercedes driver in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>George Russell inspired by Valtteri Bottas?<\/h2>\n<p>\u00ab We have this crazy German photographer who lives in Los Angeles and joined us this weekend \u00bb, said George Russell, speaking about Paul Ripke, a photographer who had collaborated with Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab He is a friend of Valtteri and probably an inspiration for his nude calendars, his mullet haircut, and everything else \u00bb, he added.<\/p>\n<p>He is with us today, and he is the one who said: &#8216;If I win, we must jump into the lake.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen, present during the exchange, stated that George Russell should do the calendar, to which the Mercedes driver jokingly replied: &#8220;I&#8217;m seriously considering it. If I don&#8217;t have a contract next year, I&#8217;ll have to find a way to make a living.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After George Russell secured pole position in Montreal, Toto Wolff hinted that a deal was close: &#8220;He gives us every reason to do that quickly,&#8221; he told Sky Sports F1.<\/p>\n<p>We know what he is capable of, he has been leading the team for a while. He has speed and the right mindset. He has been a Mercedes driver for a long time, and we are following the planned course \u00bb, explains Toto Wolff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Russell humorously contemplates a naked calendar if he fails to stay in Formula 1 in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":45461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[419,964,1604],"class_list":["post-32033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-russell","tag-mercedes-amg-f1","tag-transferts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>George Russell jokes about a possible career change if he leaves F1 - Motorsinside English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/36980-george-russell-jokes-about-possible-career-change-if-he-leaves-f1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"George Russell jokes about a possible career change if he leaves F1 - 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