Drivers and team bosses · 24 dispatches
George Russell
All dispatches about George Russell. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Hamilton eyes the 2030s: at post 14, Jean-Luc has waited his turn for thirty years
Lewis Hamilton, 41, is considering racing in Formula 1 into the 2030s, beyond his Ferrari contract, which runs to the end of 2027. He says he does not know whether he will…
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Wolff says Russell is out of his window, and Nathan hunts for the setup to reopen it
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, puts George Russell’s struggles down to a car that does not suit him once it leaves its optimal operating window. He is answering Helmut Marko, a…
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Wolff can’t explain Antonelli’s pole: Fabienne Racing offers its expertise
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) took pole for the United States Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar. Toto Wolff had predicted a place between third and fifth and says he cannot…
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Hülkenberg impeded Sainz but keeps 10th on the grid: the stopwatch has no number
The stewards at the Singapore Grand Prix ruled that Nico Hülkenberg had “unnecessarily impeded” Carlos Sainz in Q2, but did not penalise him, citing “extraordinary mitigating circumstances” linked to badly synchronised timing…
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Seventy km/h slower under yellow for Verstappen: Nathan replays turn 7
According to the Singapore Grand Prix stewards, Max Verstappen had fully lifted about 40 metres after entering the yellow-flag zone, but still passed Lewis Hamilton, who was travelling below 60 km/h. No…
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Overtake mode forgotten after the red flag: 27 seconds of catch-up in Singapore
In SQ1 of sprint qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix, a human error by race control stopped overtake mode being reactivated after the red flag caused by Sergio Perez’s broken front wing.…
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Russell on the front row with the old Mercedes: Philippeville salutes its old chassis
George Russell took second place in Singapore sprint qualifying with an older-specification Mercedes, 0.120s behind Max Verstappen. Kimi Antonelli, the championship leader, is seventh with the upgraded version.
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Two W17 versions compared in Singapore: Nathan settled it in his bedroom
In Singapore, Andrea Kimi Antonelli has the latest evolution of the Mercedes W17 and George Russell an earlier version. Toto Wolff says the team does not yet know which is quicker, and…
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Cooling vest outside the cost cap: Philippeville launches its wet-towel programme
George Russell admitted he got it wrong the week before: the cooling vest allowed in Singapore, declared a “heat hazard” by the FIA, is excluded from the cost cap. Mercedes, though, could…
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Mercedes bring engine upgrade forward: Fabienne Racing welcomes grouped penalties
Mercedes HPP wants the ADUO2 upgrade ready for Singapore rather than the United States Grand Prix, so that George Russell, whose engine failed in Malaysia, starts from the back of the grid…
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Off and on again: at Bahrain, F1 adopts the method of a Philippeville Dacia
Before the Bahrain Grand Prix, a bug in the software governing electrical energy use in the rain stopped several cars from moving normally, including those of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on…
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Mercedes upgrades cost tenths at Sepang: Nathan looks for the bug at turn 2
Mercedes brought a major upgrade package for the W17 to Sepang, expected to be worth about three tenths a lap. After qualifying, Toto Wolff believes the team may have gone back by…