India, Nov. 3 -- George Russell has broken his silence following a difficult outing at the Mexico City Grand Prix, where Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden Formula 1 Drivers' Championship. Russell finished sixth in the race and left the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez without speaking to the media. His early departure later resulted in Mercedes receiving a €5,000 fine, while emotional footage of the Briton also began circulating online.

The 2026 season has clearly taken an emotional toll on Russell, who has now addressed the campaign in a lengthy social media statement. Reflecting on his performances, the Mercedes driver described it as the first proper season of his career in which the difficult days outnumbered the ...