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George Russell's Italian GP qualifying session saw him qualify P6.

Russell: Mercedes underperformed in Q3 after strong start to F1 Italian GP qualifying

Valeria Penachi2 weeks ago2 weeks ago04 mins

George Russell’s Italian GP qualifying session saw him qualify P6. The Mercedes driver will start the race on Sunday in P5 following Hamilton’s grid penalty from Zandvoort being applied. Strong start during qualifying George Russell showed promise early during the Italian GP qualifying session. The Mercedes driver topped Q1 with impressive pace on the medium…

George Russell reflects on a difficult qualifying session at the F1 Dutch GP

Chloe Meehan3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

George Russell starts the F1 Dutch GP in P5. He lost out on his second row start to Isaac Hadjar during the final moments of qualifying. Throughout the session, Russell was unable to find that perfect lap and struggled to get a handle on his car in the windy conditions. These difficulties ultimately led to…

George Russell: F1 Austrian GP worse than imaginable after shocking pace

Valeria Penachi3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

George Russell’s F1 Austrian GP weekend showed Mercedes’ 2025 struggles. Russell described conditions at Red Bull Ring as a “perfect storm.” This ruined hopes of building on his recent Canadian victory. Just two weeks after celebrating in Montreal, Russell battled for scraps in the Spielberg heat. He crossed the line in fifth place. Russell was…

Russell reflects on positive Friday and FP2 at the F1 Canadian GP

Russell reflects on positive FP2 at the F1 Canadian GP

Fleur Rogerson3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Friday was a good day for both Mercedes drivers, with George Russell topping the times in FP2 at the F1 Canadian GP with Kimi Antonelli in third. Russell quickly found his feet in the W16, putting in consistent and impressive lap times throughout the FP2 session. Despite both drivers leading the pack, Russell was quick…

Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing leads George Russell of Mercedes-AMG F1 at the Spanish Grand Prix

Wolff doesn’t “want to jump on conclusions” on Verstappen/Russell F1 clash at Spanish GP

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman4 months ago4 months ago08 mins

Mercedes F1 team boss Toto Wolff says, he doesn’t want to make any conclusions on the clash between Max Verstappen and George Russell in the closing stages of the Spanish GP race. The incident between Verstappen and Russell Verstappen was put onto hard tyres during the safety car period that was caused by Mercedes’s Kimi…

Russell: McLaren F1 will be challenging to compete with despite Mercedes’ 2025 progress

Rachel Stephens6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

Making the podium at the opening races of the 2025 F1 season, George Russell is optimistic about Mercedes’ trajectory this year ahead of the F1 Japanese GP. Still, he admits that McLaren’s current form makes them the team to beat. It’s early days, but Russell has helped lift Mercedes to second in the Constructors’ Championship….

Toto Wolff at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix

Wolff: Russell on course to become the benchmark driver in F1

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Mercedes’ George Russell took another podium with a third-place finish at the Chinese GP. Team boss Toto Wolff was quick to praise the Briton’s performance given the difficult circumstances. Wolff said people have forgotten how good Russell is since he was paired with the legendary Lewis Hamilton, and now the rising star Kimi Antonelli. A…

George Russell grabbed second place in the qualifying for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix Pit Debrief

Russell: “Different” direction paid off in F1 Chinese GP qualifying

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Mercedes’ George Russell takes second place in the qualifying session for tomorrow’s F1 Chinese GP. He was separated from the pole-sitter Oscar Piastri by 0.082 seconds. Following the thrilling conclusion to qualifying, Russell felt incredible and looked forward to the race tomorrow. Different direction that came alive at the right moment Nothing was clicking for Russell…

Horner reacts to Wolff comments and Verstappen/Russell F1 feud

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman10 months ago10 months ago09 mins

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has reacted to Toto Wolff calling him a “yapping little terrier”. He has also commented on the ongoing verbal fight between his driver Max Verstappen and George Russell. Mercedes and Red Bull once more have found themselves in a conflict during the Qatar GP weekend. Verstappen was given a…

Verstappen’s FIA swearing row is still unresolved, while GPDA director Russell promises F1 driver’s statement

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman11 months ago11 months ago06 mins

Max Verstappen says that the result of the swearing row at last round’s Singapore Grand Prix remains unsolved, with GPDA director George Russell confirming that the drivers will issue a statement on this matter within next week. At Thursday’s press conference ahead of the Singapore GP, Verstappen used a swear word to describe his RB20’s…