George Rusell Archives - Motorsport

Mercedes Director of Strategic Development Simone Resta has praised Kimi Antonelli for his outstanding drive through the field at the 2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix.

Resta: Antonelli “very mature” in his charge through the field at the F1 Australian GP

Ryan McGahey2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

Mercedes Director of Strategic Development Simone Resta reflects on the team’s performance in Melbourne. The Italian praised both Russell and Antonelli following a difficult opening F1 Grand Prix for the 2025 season. In the wake of last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, eyes are on Mercedes following a strong performance from the German Marque. A podium…

Toto Wolff and Valtteri Bottas at the 2025 Australian Grand Prix

Wolff: Mercedes “must get better” at tyre management to beat F1 rivals

Eleanor Cooper2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

Toto Wolff has stated that Mercedes must improve their tyre management if they want to challenge the likes of McLaren and Red Bull following the F1 Australian GP. Drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished P3 and P4 respectively after a penalty against Antonelli was rescinded following the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The team…

Closeup of George Russell's W16 from F175 London

Russell reveals “significant change” for Mercedes W16 F1 package

David Coath1 month ago1 month ago09 mins

Mercedes now has George Russell leading the team and the British racer was asked for his thoughts on how close the season will be.

Russell: “A fitting way to finish” with Hamilton at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

David Coath4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

Lewis Hamilton finished fourth with team-mate George Russell fifth in Sunday’s 2024 F1 season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The race was Hamilton’s 246th and last Grand Prix for Mercedes. Teammate George Russell revealed post-race how happy he was that the seven-time F1 Drivers’ Champion had such a strong final race. Russell also…

Russell wanted to “go out there and fight” with Verstappen at F1 Qatar GP “but ultimately we made it easy for him”

David Coath4 months ago08 mins

George Russell has revealed that he was prepared for an aggressive Max Verstappen in Qatar after the Dutchman’s one place demotion for an incident in qualifying. Instead, having had a poor start off the line, Verstappen came by the British driver with ease. The Mercedes racer would cross the finish line in P4 – a…

F1 | Brazil GP | Qualifying | Five red flags in rain-soaked qualifying as Norris takes pole; Verstappen out in Q2

Fernanda Álvarez5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

After being officially postponed, Qualifying for the main race started early on Sunday on a wet Interlagos track with a temperature of 22°C. Drivers lined up at the pit lane exit, ready to get out on track amid reports of worsening rain expected within 15 minutes, which could be heard over the team radios. Q1All…

Hamilton dealt with “massive understeer” but kept Russell battle “clean” at F1 Mexico GP

Rachel Stephens5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Despite tyre strategy issues, set-up struggles, and a race-long battle with his teammate, Lewis Hamilton picked up an impressive fourth-place finish at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. With the Mexico GP throwing the drivers plenty of surprises, Hamilton claimed the race was “fun” and that he had a good start, but quickly noted, “I had a…

Hamilton unconvinced Mercedes updates are working as he qualifies P6 for F1 Mexico GP

Shermaine Wong5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton had one less practice session this weekend as he loaned his car to incoming 2025 driver Kimi Antonelli for FP1. The rookie had damaged the car’s floor during his run as he ran over some debris, an incident that he was blameless for. Despite the car having slight improvements during FP3, the…

F1 | US GP | FP1 | Sainz leads Leclerc as Ferrari control only practice session of the weekend

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

McLaren’s Lando Norris kicked things off in the only practice session of the weekend, posting a 1:39.704. Bottas was the first driver into the 1:38s, before Ocon, Sainz and Hamilton beat that. The seven-time World Champion did a 1:38.050. Points leader Max Verstappen logged a 1:37.593 to go fastest moments later, 0.109s ahead of George…

Wolff reacts to Horner voicing interest in hiring George Russell for Red Bull F1 — “Christian is always trying to stir s*** up”

Rebecca Malitz6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

In June it was announced that Sergio Perez signed a new 2-year contract with Red Bull that would take him to the end of the 2026 season. With the newly signed contract the speculation about the Mexican’s future should have been put to rest. Instead there is an endless stream of rumors and speculation about…