George Russell at the 2025 Spanish GP, Friday
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Russell hopes to repeat Alonso 2011 heroics as Verstappen beats him to P3 in F1 Spanish GP Qualifying

George Russell endured a bittersweet fate at the 2025 Spanish GP qualifying. Albeit slower than the McLaren duo, Russell put together a stunning lap that matched Max Verstappen to the last millisecond. Unfortunately, the Dutchman took the P3 ahead of him by virtue of setting the lap first. Despite the setback, Russell remains largely positive…

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Russell reflects on strong one-lap pace on Friday at F1 Spanish GP

Mercedes ended Friday’s running at the 2025 F1 Spanish GP with encouragement after George Russell finished P2 and Kimi Antonelli secured P6 in a productive FP2 sessions in Barcelona. The Silver Arrows showed competitive pace following their struggles in Monaco, with Russell leading their team’s charge behind pacesetter Oscar Piastri. Russell secures P2 with strong…

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Toto Wolff has revealed that James Vowles apologised for the Williams drivers backing up the Mercedes pair during the F1 Monaco GP
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Wolff reveals Vowles apologised for Williams backing up the Mercedes duo during F1 Monaco GP

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has opened up about the mandatory two stops, the Williams drivers backing George Russell and Kimi Antonelli up, and his conversation with James Vowles following their first point-less weekend of the season at the F1 Monaco GP.  The Brackley-based squad already found themselves on the back foot on Saturday when Antonelli…

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George Russell at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix
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George Russell defends controversial pass on Albon during F1 Monaco GP

George Russell has expressed no regret around his intentional penalty after an illegal pass on Alex Albon, while criticising the “flawed” two-stop rule implemented for the F1 Monaco GP. After cutting a chicane to pass the Williams driver, Russell refused to give the position back, instead choosing to take a drive-through penalty issued by the…

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Russell feels weekend is over after unreliability in F1 Monaco GP qualifying

The 2025 F1 Monaco GP has been a nightmare for the two Mercedes drivers so far. A Grand Prix where your qualifying position shapes your overall race result the most, George Russell sees the Sunday afternoon race as “the weekend over” after qualifying in 14th place on the grid with 1:11.507, right ahead of his…

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2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, Saturday - Sebastian Kawka
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Russell on where Mercedes stands within the front runners going into the F1 Monaco GP

Mercedes driver George Russell finished in P7 after qualifying P3 at the Imola GP last weekend. Before Imola, Russell had finished in the top five of every Grand Prix so far this year. Mercedes appears to be the third-fastest car this year, after McLaren and Red Bull; Russell’s result in Imola can be attributed to…

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Bradley Lord in the Mercedes F1 team garage during F1 Imola GP
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Bradley Lord explains what went wrong for Mercedes at the F1 Imola GP

Team representative Bradley Lord explained how tyre troubles hampered Mercedes’ performance in the F1 Imola GP. Saturday sparked hope for a promising performance in the race after George Russell secured P3 in qualifying, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. However, tyre woes on Sunday made for a disappointing outing for Mercedes. After home hero Kimi Antonelli…

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