Lewis Hamilton issues verdict on George Russell struggles: 'He's had a lot of problems'

F1 legend Lewis Hamilton has offered his thoughts on what has gone wrong for George Russell after a rough season at Mercedes. Russell began the 2026 campaign as the red-hot favourite to win the F1 drivers' championship, but this weekend his team-mate Kimi Antonelli looks set to wrap it up for himself with four races to spare. Despite it being Antonelli's second season in the sport, and Russell's eighth, the British driver has been outclassed, with the young Italian consistently able to get better results out of the Mercedes car than his teammate.