George Russell admits he was “expecting a crash” with Max Verstappen at the start of the Qatar GP given how motivated the Dutchman was after losing pole to a grid penalty. In the end Russell didn’t have a good getaway, and Verstappen was able to get past the Mercedes...
George Russell says it’s not a surprise that his Mercedes Formula 1 team is fast in Qatar given the smooth nature of the track. Russell initially qualified second, having gone wide when he came across a slow moving Max Verstappen just before he started his lap. Having...
A discussion of Formula 1 driving guidelines in Qatar on Thursday evening focussed on overtaking on the inside. The consensus was that the driver on the inside should be allowed to run a rival wide, as long as he stays within the confines of the track. GPDA director...
George Russell says he won the Las Vegas GP with an "exceptional" opening stint having started from pole position. On a day dominated by tyres the Mercedes driver opened up a lead and was able to stop later than his main rivals. He stayed in front throughout, and was...
George Russell says that his pole position at the Las Vegas GP came as “a real surprise” for his Mercedes Formula 1 team – and he’s at a loss to explain why the W15 is so competitive on the street track. Between them Russell and team mate Lewis Hamilton topped every...
GPDA director George Russell says that the FIA has not responded to a statement that the organisation recently issued under the heading “driver misconduct.” The statement focussed on the FIA’s reaction to issues such as swearing in press conferences, and the drivers'...
George Russell believes he would have finished at least second in the Sao Paulo GP had Mercedes not disagreed with him and called him in for a tyre change under the VSC. Russell referenced the successful tyre strategy that he called from the cockpit at the Belgian GP,...
George Russell admits that a collapsed front wing cost him lap time and made it “tricky to hold on” in front of his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in the Mexico City GP. Hamilton got ahead of Russell at the start, but Russell later repassed. However the wing was...
George Russell left his Mercedes Formula 1 team with a second major repair job within a week after a heavy crash in FP2 in Mexico on Friday. Having topped FP1 Russell crashed early in the second session, which was devoted to 2025 Pirelli tyre testing. The incident...
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell says that FIA stewards must “apply common sense when needed” after he was one of several drivers to be penalised for driving offences over the US GP weekend. Russell was given a five-second penalty in Sunday’s main race for...
George Russell said he "paid the price" for a lack of performance by pushing too hard and crashing in qualifying in Austin. Russell went off in Q3, ending the second runs of the rest of the field and leaving himself in sixth place on the grid. He admitted that the car...
Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison admits that the strategy deployed on Lewis Hamilton’s car in the Singapore GP was “a clear mistake.” Hamilton was the only frontrunner to start on the soft rather than medium tyres, with the general idea that...
George Russell has praised his Mercedes Formula 1 team for recovering form what he called our “worst Friday in probably three years.” Russell and team mate Lewis Hamilton both struggled on the first day of running in Singapore, with the latter admitting that the team...
Toto Wolff expects that Mercedes will have a further floor upgrade at the US GP in Austin as the team attempts to get to the bottom of its recent struggles. A new floor was tried in practice at Spa, but then shelved for the race, in which George Russell and Lewis...
George Russell thought he was “about to go airborne” during his battle for position with Sergio Perez in the Italian GP. The Mercedes driver damaged his wing on the first lap and after a long early stop for a replacement he had to make his way back up. He was fighting...
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has finally confirmed that Andrea Kimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Hamilton and race for the Brackley team in 2025. The 18-year-old made his public debut with the team in George Russell's car in FP1 at Monza on Friday, crashing heavily...
