George Russell releases F1 statement after no-show at Mexican Grand Prix

George Russell has broken his silence after his F1 title dreams for 2026 officially came down at Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix. Even before the race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit, Russell needed a sporting miracle to win the title that consisted of five straight wins and hoping Kimi Antonelli didn't score more than two points. No one was of course surprised then when the Italian became F1's youngest world champion in Mexico with a third place finish, while George Russell, plagued by power unit issues and a 10-second penalty, could only finish sixth .