George Russell is increasingly being linked with a move from Mercedes to Aston Martin. That prompts the intriguing question then: who should Russell replace in that case; Fernando Alonso or Lance Stroll?

Verstappen has been linked with Aston Martin in the past due to his long-term future at Red Bull understood to be of 'great concern' to the team according to Helmut Marko, and now fierce rival Russell is being linked with a move to Aston Martin with silly season fully underway.

Aston Martin has set its sights on a bold move to secure Mercedes star George Russell as the linchpin for their Formula 1 future from 2026.