George Russell Speaks From the Heart After F1 Title Loss to a Deserving Kimi Antonelli

George Russell congratulated Kimi Antonelli on the F1 title a day after the Mexico GP, saying 2026 was the first season of his career with more bad days than good. After years of waiting to finally get a car that could win him the F1 world title, Russell’s season unraveled pretty quickly. Mercedes got everything right, with both the chassis and the power unit, but the luck factor went missing, especially on the Brit’s side. A Chain of Problems Early On for Russell He started handsomely with Antonelli seemingly on the back foot. But things changed pretty quickly.