Russell to have 'deep, deep look in mirror'

Mercedes' George Russell speaks about his season after team-mate Kimi Antonelli won the championship George Russell slipped to fourth in the drivers' championship after the Mexico City Grand Prix George Russell says he plans to have a "deep, deep look in the mirror" to work out how he can improve after a disappointing 2026 season. The Mercedes driver has watched team-mate Kimi Antonelli dominate on his way to becoming the youngest Formula 1 champion in history, while Russell has won only three races compared with the Italian's nine, despite starting the year as championship favourite. Russell says luck has not been on his side, but wants to ensure he does everything he can to understand why he has lacked pace.

The Briton said: "It wasn't meant to be this season but you also need to look at yourself in the mirror and think: 'What could I have done better'? "Is all of the misfortune truly misfortune? Or is it actually things in our control that could have been better? "So you need to just have a deep, deep look in the mirror and pick yourself up again and go from there." How to follow Sao Paulo Grand Prix on the BBC Russell said he and his team had analysed the season so far and worked out that he has had