Horner says Red Bull are 'considering' Russell with his expiring contract

Horner breaks down Red Bull's lineup situation 

Red Bull have the talents of Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar and Arvid Lindblad at their disposal, but only a certain number of seats to accommodate all those drivers. Of course, Horner understands this, and while speaking to Sky Sports, he broke down the decisions being made by the top team at Red Bull to make use of this young driver pool: "We've given a great opportunity to so many youngsters over the period of time. We've got some great talent. We've got Liam Lawson on the bench. We're not quite sure, looking at the likes of Colapinto and Bearman and Antonelli, is he at that level? Only time will tell."

"We've got Isack Hadjar in Formula 2 who's been leading that championship until recently. We've got a very exciting young talent in F3, Arvid Lindblad. We've got a gap now, but we just want to take time to consider what those options look like for the future. And look, we're not afraid to go out of the pool," continued the Britsh team boss.

But who would Red Bull be interested in outside of the pool to join the Austrian team? Horner came up with a name very quickly that he would like to try and explore: "George Russell is out of contract at the end of next year. It would be foolish not to take that into consideration. There are other drivers, talented drivers, that could well be out of contract as well."

This article was written in collaboration with Ludo van Denderen