George Russell breaks silence with heartfelt message after Kimi Antonelli's F1 title win

George Russell has expressed his emotions in a heartfelt message following his team-mate Kimi Antonelli's F1 title win at the Mexican Grand Prix. The 28-year-old Briton revealed that 2026 was not meant to be his year, after his Mercedes team-mate took the lead in the championship and continued to extend his advantage. Russell entered the 2026 season as a clear favourite to win the title, but he watched on as Antonelli took the lead in Japan and continued to increase his lead.

The absence of Russell from the post-race media sessions prompted him to write the message to his fans. He acknowledged that this season has been the first proper season of his career where he's had more bad days than good. Despite the tough luck and poor performances, Russell admitted that he has given it his all. He congratulated Antonelli on what has been an incredible season and thanked his team for producing the best car and power unit this season.

He promised to give his absolute all to rediscover the performance he's capable of producing for the majority of his career and hopes a little bit of luck returns in the rest of the season and the next one.