George Russell Piles Pressure on Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc with Comment
George Russell hopes to follow the Nico Rosberg blueprint to Formula One glory after being humbled by Kimi Antonelli this year. The Italian will be this year's champion, aged 20, and is highly likely to seal his crown in Mexico City this weekend – though he missed his media duties yesterday with a virus. It has been a painful season for Russell who was the pre-season favourite but who has been completely outshone by his junior team-mate. He insists he doesn't care where he finishes now that he knows the title is beyond him, but the Brit still has plenty to fight for going forward.
TL;DR
- George Russell aims to emulate Nico Rosberg's path to F1 glory after a challenging season.
- He has been outperformed by his junior teammate, Kimi Antonelli, who is set to win the championship.
- Russell is focused on regaining consistency, citing a significant performance fluctuation this year.
- Mexico City's high altitude is expected to impact engine power and cooling, potentially benefiting teams with smaller turbos like Ferrari.
- Charles Leclerc believes Mercedes and Red Bull are still the favorites in Mexico, despite Ferrari's recent strong performances.
- Leclerc stresses the need for perfect optimization of their package to achieve a strong result.