De ce George Russell face știri

George Russell has explained his approach to the remaining races as he sets his sights on becoming the 2026 World Champion. George Russell se impune în această sâmbătă ca unul dintre subiectele care atrag atenția în Romania.

Faptele

• George Russell has explained his approach to the remaining races as he sets his sights on becoming the 2026 World Champion.
• George Russell is nine points behind Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who is the youngest ever driver to lead the F1 Drivers Championship; watch F1s return at the Miami Grand Prix this weekend, with practice at 5pm and Sprint Qualifying at 9.30pm up first on Friday.
• George Russell is no longer the favorite to win the 2026 Formula 1 world championship.
• George Russell says Kimi Antonelli's championship lead is "not even a consideration" at this stage of the 2026 Formula 1 season.
• George Russell is confident that focusing on the bigger picture will pay off in the long term this season, as Mercedes prepare to defend their hold of the top of the Standings at the Miami Grand Prix.

Ce știm

În detaliu, George Russell is nine points behind Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who is the youngest ever driver to lead the F1 Drivers Championship; watch F1s return at the Miami Grand Prix this weekend, with practice at 5pm and Sprint Qualifying at 9.30pm up first on Friday.

Concret, George Russell is no longer the favorite to win the 2026 Formula 1 world championship.

În plus, George Russell says Kimi Antonelli's championship lead is "not even a consideration" at this stage of the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Este de remarcat că George Russell is confident that focusing on the bigger picture will pay off in the long term this season, as Mercedes prepare to defend their hold of the top of the Standings at the Miami Grand Prix.

În această etapă the Silver Arrows have been the strongest team of the season so far, though Russell – who was widely regarded as the favourite for the 2026 title – currently finds himself nine points adrift of team mate Kimi Antonelli having finished P4 last time out in Japan.

Cifrele

În detaliu, Asked whether the dynamic within Mercedes has been affected by Antonelli leading the Championship with 72 points to Russell's 63, the Briton responded: “No, not at all.

Concret, Italian teenager Antonelli is nine points ahead of Russell and looking for a hat-trick of race wins as F1 returns this weekend in Miami with a Sprint event.

În plus, Russell entered the year as the favorite, and the 2026 season has largely been considered somewhat of a "championship or bust" season, given the strength of the Mercedes power unit under the new regulations.

Este de remarcat că He is listed at +105, with Russell now listed at +115.

Ce se spune

“It’s pretty clear – we fight each other hard, but we fight each other fair,” he explained when asked about the team's approach. “Right now, there’s lots of talk about the fight between Kimi and I, but we also need to make sure that we continue being the ones to beat.

Contextul

Este de remarcat că It's one of the reasons why those two Grand Prix cancelations, Grands Prix which presumably would have also resulted in Mercedes 1-2s, could come back to bite the Silver Arrows, and Russell specifically.

În această etapă With Mercedes eager to seal both Championships this season, Russell shared that he doesn’t want to allow a disappointing result or the intra-team battle to distract him from their rivals' improvement, especially as many of them are set to introduce upgrade packages in Miami.

În detaliu, Russell explains Miami Sprint Qualifying struggles.

“It made me think – the guy who’s running the London Marathon after three miles isn’t thinking about the finish line because he’s got 23 miles to go.

În plus, You’re always going to have these difficult weekends and I hope every difficult weekend results in either a P2, like we had in China, or a P4 like Japan.

Pe scurt

• The Silver Arrows have been the strongest team of the season so far, though Russell – who was widely regarded as the favourite for the 2026 title – currently finds himself nine points adrift of team mate Kimi Antonelli having finished P4 last time out in Japan.
• F2: Maini beats Camara to pole in closely fought Miami Qualifying.
• Antonelli relieved with P2 recovery in Miami Sprint Qualifying.