George Russell will stay in Budapest following the upcoming Round 4 at the Hungaroring to join Mercedes AMG F1 for both days of the Formula 1 test at the circuit, on 1-2 August.

The Briton, who currently leading the drivers’ standings following his pole position and win in race 1 at the last round in Silverstone, will step up to the test as a part of his role as Mercedes Junior driver, expanding on his simulator work and previous tests.

“I’m just so excited to be testing the W08,” Russell noted, “I’ve probably driven more virtual laps than anyone else with this car, so it’s going to be incredible to drive it in reality! My biggest priority is to do a good job for the team, to tick off the items on the engineers’ programme, and make sure we get the most out of the car and our running over the two days.”