Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A farkon 2017, Russell ya shiga Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport a matsayin wani ɓangare na shirin matasan direbobi. An ba da sanarwar cewa Russell zai shiga cikin ranakun biyu na gwajin Budapest a ranar 1 da 2 ga Agusta, wanda ya biyo bayan Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta Formula One da kuma tallafawa jerin tsere a kan wannan hanyar daga karshen mako kafin. A watan Nuwamba na wannan shekarar an sanar da cewa Russell zai yi aikinsa na farko na Formula One a Brazil Grand Prix
tuki a zaman horo na farko na Force India. Daga baya, an ba da sanarwar cewa zai kuma tuka su a zaman horo na farko don Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.