We haven’t had any conversation about George potentially leaving the team in the short-term because he’s on a long-term contract with us.

George is, for me, personally I feel that he’s world champion material and why would I want to lose George from our team? I would do everything in my power to keep George Russell at Williams.

My ambition is one day that we will be able to provide George with a car where in steps he can start competing at the top of the midfield and then hopefully compete [for] the podium. that’s going to take time, clearly, but we’ve got to have ambition.

George is a big part of Williams’s future. We made a very clear decision when we brought George in last year why we chose George because we wanted him to be a part of this journey and I hope the end result of that journey is that we give him a good enough car to show his true potential.