Wolff considers team orders for Antonelli to help Russell

Toto Wolff has said Mercedes will consider whether to impose team orders on Kimi Antonelli to help George Russell finish second in the drivers' standings. Antonelli has already been confirmed as drivers' champion, and Mercedes has secured the constructors' title with three rounds remaining.

Russell is third on 262 points, behind Max Verstappen on 279 and ahead of Lewis Hamilton on 261, with 75 points still available in the Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi races. Wolff said he had not yet thought about the drivers' championship, but that the team wants Russell to score maximum points and possibly finish second, adding that it "could be a possibility that we're giving it all the force."

Wolff also acknowledged Russell's difficult season and said the team would go "full blast" in the final three races, pointing to a qualifying session where Russell was wrongly told to abort a lap.