George Russell

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   Sport · EU PlanetF1 13 hr ago

   Mercedes reveals stance on potential team orders to aid George Russell

   "We need to think about what we’re going to do about it."

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2. Formula 1

   Sport · UK Formula 1 16 hr ago

   Russell launches new karting academy for young racers

   Mercedes driver George Russell has founded a karting academy to support and develop the next generation of young racers.

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   Sport · UK Autosport 17 hr ago

   Russell partners with BRDC to launch karting academy

   Formula 1 star George Russell has launched a karting academy in partnership with Silverstone to make motorsport more accessible and discover the next young superstar. The eight-time grand prix winner launched his GR63 Karting Academy on Thursday with it open to boys and girls aged eight to nine, based at the kart track in Silverstone. It features a “four stage path to the top” and ... Keep reading

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   Sport · World Motorsport.com 18 hr ago

   George Russell launches karting academy

   Formula 1 star George Russell has launched a karting academy in partnership with Silverstone to make motorsport more accessible and discover the next young superstar. The eight-time grand prix winner launched his GR63 Karting Academy on Thursday with it open to boys and girls aged eight to nine, based at the kart track in Silverstone. It features a “four stage path to the top” and ... Keep reading

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5. PlanetF1

   Sport · UK PlanetF1 18 hr ago

   George Russell makes new announcement after Brazilian Grand Prix

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   Sport · UK PlanetF1 18 hr ago

   New George Russell announcement as karting academy launched

   George Russell is keen to "give something back."

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   Sport · UK Motorsport.com 19 hr ago

   George Russell launches fully-funded GR63 Karting Academy at Silverstone

   Motorsport has an alarming financial barrier to entry, with seasons of junior karting frequently running deep into the six figures. Mercedes Formula 1 star George Russell is taking direct action to change that. Russell officially announced the launch of the GR63 Academy, a grassroots karting initiative created in partnership with Silverstone and the British Racing Drivers' Club. The programme ... Keep reading

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8. RaceFans

   Sport · UK RaceFans 20 hr ago

   George Russell GR63 Academy

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   Sport · EU Motorsport.com 1 day ago

   George Russell credits Toto Wolff's loyalty for Mercedes' F1 title return: "Nobody was hired or fired"

   George Russell says Toto Wolff's refusal to change Mercedes during the difficult years of the ground effect era is a big reason the team is back on top of Formula 1. The Brackley outfit sealed its ninth constructors' title at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, its first since the end of its run of eight in a row in 2021. From 2022 to 2025, it went four seasons with little success as it ... Keep reading

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10. PlanetF1

    F1 · UK PlanetF1 1 day ago

    New George Russell evidence in untelevised Brazilian GP team radio

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    Sport · UK PlanetF1 1 day ago

    ‘Chill’ – George Russell accused of FIA press conference ‘walk out’

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    F1 · World Motorsport.com 3 days ago

    Lewis Hamilton to share flight with Mercedes after former team's F1 title triumph

    Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton's trip back from Interlagos could have been an awkward one after Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff revealed that the Ferrari driver would be travelling with the newly crowned constructors' champions. Mercedes secured its ninth constructors' title at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finishing fourth and ... Keep reading

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    F1 · World Motorsport.com 3 days ago

    George Russell "keeps getting kicked" as F1 pundit addresses 2026 struggles

    Former IndyCar Series driver and F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe believes George Russell had good reason to look "a bit defeated" after another difficult afternoon at the Brazilian Grand Prix. While Mercedes ended the weekend on a high, securing the constructors' championship, Russell endured another frustrating race. The Briton missed out on pole position to McLaren's Lando Norris and ... Keep reading

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    F1 · World Motorsport.com 3 days ago

    George Russell teases imminent karting announcement as F1 fans spot major clue

    George Russell has teased an imminent announcement linked to karting on 12 November. The Mercedes driver posted a video to Instagram on Monday with the caption "Stay tuned". He talks about his first steps in motorsport over footage of himself racing karts as a boy, including a kart carrying the number 63 that he still uses in Formula 1. The clip ends with the date 12.11.26, suggesting more ... Keep reading

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    F1 · World Motorsport.com 3 days ago

    George Russell has lost 90 points to Max Verstappen in F1 2026 runner-up battle

    Mercedes is considering giving George Russell “all the force” to secure a 1-2 in the drivers’ championship after a nightmare run of form. Three rounds remain in the 2026 season - assuming the Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix proceed as planned - with no fewer than five drivers in contention for the runner-up spot: Max Verstappen (279 points), Russell (262), Lewis Hamilton (261), Charles ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK RaceFans 3 days ago

    Russell explains pit exit spin: ‘I took too much risk because I saw a chance to win’ | Formula 1

    George Russell says he spun in the pit lane exit during the Brazilian Grand Prix because he thought he had a race-winning opportunity.

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    F1 · UK The Guardian 4 days ago

    ‘Incredible job’: Antonelli praises Mercedes after F1 constructors’ win in Brazil

    World champion pays tribute to team at São Paulo GP Norris wins race but says consistency ‘not good enough’ Kimi Antonelli, the new world champion, paid tribute to the 2,500 personnel at his Mercedes team after they secured the F1 constructors’ title in São Paulo, describing them as an amazing group of people. The race at Interlagos was won by McLaren’s Lando Norris but with Antonelli in fifth and his teammate George Russell in fourth it was enough to seal a first constructors’ title for Merc...

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    F1 · World Motorsport.com 4 days ago

    F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali sends heartfelt message to Mercedes after constructors' title victory

    Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has congratulated Mercedes on winning the 2026 constructors' championship while singling out team principal Toto Wolff for joining Sir Frank Williams in the record books. The Brackley outfit clinched the title with three races to spare at the Brazilian Grand Prix when George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth, leaving Ferrari, which currently ... Keep reading

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    F1 · World Motorsport.com 4 days ago

    Mercedes crowned 2026 F1 constructors' champion at Brazilian GP

    Mercedes has won the 2026 Formula 1 constructors' championship, sealing the title at the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Kimi Antonelli and George Russell started second and seventh on the grid, after the Briton took a five-place grid penalty. While Antonelli took the lead from polesitter Lando Norris at the start of the race and extended his advantage to five seconds over the first seven ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK Autosport 5 days ago

    Why Russell was so angry in Brazilian GP qualifying despite already having a grid penalty

    In keeping with the theme of the Brazilian Grand Prix's weather-hit qualifying, George Russell had a thunderous look on his face when he faced the Formula 1 media in the post-session press conference. The title has gone and a five-place grid penalty for an engine swap meant Russell was never going to start on the front row on Sunday. But at the end of a challenging year, it was still mentally ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK The Guardian 5 days ago

    São Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying in Brazil – Lando Norris takes pole amid rain, as it happened

    ️ George Russell second fastest but has five-place penalty ️ Delays mean qualifying took two and a half hours Ted Kravitz talking through the pole chances of Antonelli, Russell and Norris in the upgraded McLaren. Verstappen is going to be at the back of the grid too! Have had technical problems and somehow I missed that. Apologies. Continue reading...

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    F1 · UK Autosport 5 days ago

    F1 Brazilian GP: Norris splashes to pole from Russell

    McLaren's Lando Norris has claimed pole in a wet qualifying session at Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix, beating George Russell on a treacherous Interlagos circuit. In a challenging session that was red-flagged by over an hour due to heavy rain and standing water, Norris topped the final Q3 shootout with a 1m27.470s lap on the intermediate tyres, pipping Mercedes' Russell by two ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK Autosport 6 days ago

    "Exhausted" Russell set for Brazilian F1 grid penalty

    Mercedes driver George Russell will lose five places on Sunday's Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix grid as he takes his sixth internal combustion engine of the season. Following a brace of power unit related issues earlier this year, the latest arriving after a failure at the Bahrain GP in Malaysia, Russell was always going to require a sixth ICE before the end of the year. With Lewis ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK BBC Sport 7 days ago

    Russell to have 'deep, deep look in mirror'

    Mercedes' George Russell speaks about his season after team-mate Kimi Antonelli won the championship

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    F1 · UK Autosport 8 days ago

    Mercedes takes blame for Russell's poor Mexico GP: "We let him down"

    Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted to ‘letting George Russell down’ at Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix, with the Briton’s bid for victory derailed within seconds by a technical issue. Russell was starting from the front row alongside Lewis Hamilton at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and his initial getaway was good enough to retain that position and take the polesitter’s ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK BBC Sport 10 days ago

    Russell says F1 title loss 'tough to deal with'

    George Russell says the way his season "unravelled" while Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli marched to the title have been "tough to deal with".

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    F1 · UK Autosport 10 days ago

    Hamilton slams Leclerc for "do or die" attitude after Mexico GP clash

    Lewis Hamilton has criticised team-mate Charles Leclerc for his “do or die” attitude after Ferrari lost a straightforward victory at the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion started on pole at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with Leclerc third, but he rose to second when George Russell lost momentum into Turn 1. It was there that the Monegasque attacked Hamilton on the ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK GB News 10 days ago

    Mercedes fined after 'distraught' George Russell skips media duties following 'catastrophic moment'

    Mercedes have been fined after a "distraught" George Russell skipped his media duties after his teammate, Kimi Antonelli, won the world championship. The British driver's team principal, Toto Wolff, said the 28-year-old is suffering a "catastrophic moment" following missing out on the title despite heading into the season as one of the favourites. Antonelli became the youngest-ever world champion after finishing on the podium in Mexico, winning nine races across the season to Russell's three....

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    F1 · UK The Guardian 10 days ago

    How Kimi Antonelli saw off the grid to become F1’s youngest world champion

    Mercedes driver makes history at 20 years old by exceeding all expectations in only his second season Before the 2026 season had begun there was something of a consensus within Formula One. Mercedes appeared to have the fastest car and George Russell was favourite for the title. Beside him in what was indeed a dominant Mercedes, his teenage teammate, Kimi Antonelli, was the prodigious talent who was expected to require honing after a tricky rookie season. Said consensus lasted one race, by th...

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    F1 · UK Autosport 11 days ago

    Hamilton demands “serious talks” at Ferrari after Leclerc clash in Mexico GP “lost us the win”

    Lewis Hamilton has called for “serious talks” at Ferrari following his clash with team-mate Charles Leclerc in Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix. Polesitter Hamilton was challenged by Leclerc from third after front-row starter George Russell lost momentum ahead of Turn 1. The seven-time world champion narrowly held off the sister car in the first corner sequence, but Leclerc launched an ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK Autosport 11 days ago

    FIA stewards explain Leclerc’s five-second penalty in F1 Mexico GP

    The FIA stewards have explained the reasoning behind Charles Leclerc’s five-second penalty in Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix. Leclerc was starting the race from third at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with team-mate Lewis Hamilton on pole position; as George Russell dropped like a stone in the second phase of the start, the Ferraris went wheel to wheel for the lead. Hamilton narrowly ... Keep reading

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    F1 · UK The Guardian 12 days ago

    Lewis Hamilton storms to his first Ferrari pole at F1 Mexican GP with Antonelli fourth

    George Russell second on grid after qualifying Antonelli well placed as he nears title confirmation Even as Formula One’s young gun Kimi Antonelli remains on course to claim his first world championship on Sunday it was the veteran, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton who gave a salutary reminder that there is very much fight left in the old dog yet as he claimed a spectacular pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix. Hamilton delivered a superb lap for Ferrari to secure his first pole for...

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    F1 · UK GB News 18 days ago

    Kimi Antonelli reveals race plan after surprise US Grand Prix pole puts first world title within reach

    Kimi Antonelli has revealed his plan to turn a surprise United States Grand Prix pole into victory as the Mercedes star stands on the brink of clinching his first Formula One world title on Sunday. The 20-year-old can secure the championship in Austin if he wins, Lewis Hamilton finishes lower than fourth and George Russell ends up below eighth. He beat Max Verstappen to pole by 0.179 seconds, with Red Bull's Isack Hadjar qualifying third. Hamilton will start fifth for Ferrari, while Antonelli...

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    F1 · UK GB News 36 days ago

    George Russell dealt major blow ahead of Singapore Grand Prix

    British driver George Russell will start from the back of the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix. Russell, 28, has taken a power-unit penalty after exceeding the limit on several components of his car. The Mercedes driver dramatically retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend after sitting in third with just five laps to go. He had to pull over behind a safety car after an engine failure, leaving him with a mountain of work to catch teammate Kimi Antonelli in the drivers' cha...

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    F1 · UK GB News 39 days ago

    George Russell breaks silence after being forced to retire from Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

    George Russell is “beyond disappointment” after a power-unit failure forced him to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia five laps from the finish on Sunday. The Mercedes driver had been running third behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen when his car stopped. The retirement cost Russell a likely podium and dealt another blow to his championship hopes, with Antonelli extending his lead to 84 points. Russell was left to reflect on another mechanical setback in a season th...