George Russell's rejection email to Toto Wolff after big-money offer | F1 | Sport

George Russell sent a rejection email to Toto Wolff before becoming Mercedes’ lead driver. A decade ago, as he excelled in feeder categories, Russell was approached by numerous parties higher up the motorsport ladder.Wolff, then in the early days of his stewardship of Mercedes’ single-seater activities, including Formula 1, was among the figures to approach the British driver. At the time, Russell was driving in the European Formula 3 series but looking to move up to Formula 3. Despite..