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And also, which potential pairing would be the happiest if you could choose any 2 drivers?

«I saw a quote out of him (Russell) today, in which he sort of said, ‘you know if I had got to Formula 1 5 years earlier, I’d probably have a couple of championships by now.’»

George has been jokingly referred to as ‘PRussell’ from his capabilities in handling the media, however, are previous statements now coming into question as he begins to trail behind his teammate?

«If he’d made it to F1 in 2014, he’d have Massa and Bottas, and George isn’t outperforming either of them, which leaves him a seat probably at Marussia or Catheram.

And he wouldn’t have got the Marussia seat because Bianchi was a Ferrari junior… Alexander Rossi waiting in the wings for the other seat - Max Chilton was paying for that, and I don’t think George had Max Chilton’s money, which puts him in Catheram.

So he probably gets, what, half a season - if that?»

«He’s definitely not flying into a Mercedes seat at that time, because you’re not beating Hamilton at his peak, or Rosberg!»

Russell’s recent buzz around the 2026 Mercedes being his WDC winning car seems to have brought these declarations into the forefront, and he isn’t stopping here.

2025
Asked if he would have taken the championship in Norris’ 2024 McLaren, Russell replied to the Daily Mail: “Yes, absolutely.”
When then pressed on whether he would have also edged the title race in Verstappen’s 2024 Red Bull, Russell added: “For sure.”

George Russell, Japan 2026
« Without the safety car I would’ve won. »

With bold statements to prove, it will definitely be interesting to see how this season plays out.

so lost, help

🙃

A funny Kimi crossover yesterday in qualifying. However, that was the second time that day where Russell and Antonelli almost collided in the pits.

First time round, the commentators mentioned that it was reminiscent of the pre-race ‘mind-game’ strategies they’ve seen before.

Was this potentially George trying to get into Kimi’s head? Or a mismanagement by the engineers? Or just drivers getting a bit overexcited?