Russell says losing F1 title to Antonelli has been hard to handle
Mercedes driver George Russell said his 2026 season fell apart as team-mate Kimi Antonelli won the championship.
Key facts
Story- Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli has won the 2026 Formula 1 world title
- George Russell says his season unravelled and has been tough to deal with
- Russell described his year as having more bad days than good, with four races left
George Russell has said that the way his 2026 season unravelled has been hard to handle, as his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli claimed the Formula 1 title.
Russell spoke out after a difficult run of results. He said the year had "more bad days than good". He is now aiming to recover in the four remaining races of the season.
Russell said the decline in his form was painful to watch while Antonelli moved clear at the top of the standings. He described the loss of the championship as tough to deal with. Both drivers race for Mercedes, so the title went to a member of the same team.
Russell has not said what caused the slump. It is not yet known what race-by-race details lie behind his results.
Russell has four races left to end the season on a stronger note. Mercedes has not said how it plans to support him in those races. It is also not yet clear whether Russell will change anything in his approach for the final rounds.
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