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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Mercedes drop the cooling vest at Sepang: at post 14, the flask is outside the cost cap
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will race the Malaysian Grand Prix without a cooling vest: Mercedes chose to invest in the performance of the W17 rather than make the system reliable under…
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Ocon beaten on the line by Lindblad in Baku: Nathan reruns the final metres
Esteban Ocon finished eighth in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, an eighth place that looked like seventh for a long time, until Arvid Lindblad beat him on the finish line. Free of any…
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Leclerc says too much about his Ferrari: Philippeville replies with its Rotax spec sheet
Charles Leclerc revealed after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that his Ferrari SF-26 was running the latest ADUO2 power unit specification, information Ferrari had not disclosed during the Baku race weekend.
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Double Red Bull podium in Baku: Philippeville statement lands ahead of the stewards
Red Bull placed Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar on the podium of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, won by George Russell; Laurent Mekies called it the team’s best weekend of the season so…
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Sainz loses five places for a yellow flag at Baku: Josiane slows by sector
Ninth in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Williams’ best grid slot of the season, Carlos Sainz was handed a five-place grid penalty for not slowing enough under yellow flags in Q3…
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Cable ties on the Baku McLaren: Josiane recognises the post 14 toolkit
McLaren fixed a crack found on an MCL40 part with cable ties during Friday practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, explained Rob Marshall, the team’s technical director. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri…
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A top-three finish called ‘a huge result’: the philosophy lands in Philippeville
Lewis Hamilton reckons a top-three finish in the championship, even second ahead of George Russell, would be a huge result for Ferrari, winless in 2025. Fabienne Racing responds from Philippeville.
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Virtual safety car on lap 15: at post 14, the flag is made of cloth
On lap fifteen of the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, Lance Stroll’s retirement brought out the virtual safety car. Starting from pole, Lando Norris pitted a lap after his rivals and his…
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Vasseur promises equal treatment, and Philippeville has it laminated on the gazebo
Fred Vasseur told Autosport that both Ferrari drivers get “equal treatment”, and that the call will be his if one of them drops out of the title fight. Ferrari sit second in…
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Antonelli won’t say the word “championship” in the car: procedure, not superstition
Kimi Antonelli, 20, leads the 2026 world championship after wins at Monza and Madrid. In a long interview with the Italian outlet Automoto Italie, the Mercedes driver says he refuses to speak…
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Vesti knows the Mercedes simulator “better than anyone”: Nathan has applied
Frederik Vesti, 24, Mercedes reserve driver, tells the Danish paper Ekstra Bladet about a job where the simulator takes up much of his week, without ever getting behind the wheel on a…
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Wolff and his “couch warriors”: your correspondent writes from the sofa
Toto Wolff says he does not want his drivers colliding the way the two Ferraris did at Monza, admits Mercedes came close to the same incident at the same corner late in…