Don’t expect an announcement of a new Mercedes contract in the wake of George Russell’s Canadian GP win, as Toto Wolff says an extension is not dependent on his results. After all, Mercedes already know that the four-time Grand Prix winner can get the job done.

It’s still unlikely that the Silver Arrows will challenge McLaren for the constructors’ championship, barring more chaotic moments like the Oscar Piastri-Lando Norris collision, but it does give hope...