Russell’s surrender: “Everything seems against me. Title? It’s gone now”

Russell, what a nightmare The 2026 season is getting worse and worse for George Russell, who was supposed to be the absolute master of this championship and who instead now seems to have fallen into a long, endless nightmare. In Monaco came the second consecutive zero for the Englishman, who after his retirement in Montreal finished the race in the Principality in 13th place, first receiving a five-second penalty for not respecting the speed limit in the pit lane and then even a drive-through because his team – incredibly – forgot to let him serve the penalty during the pit stop made by Russell under the Safety Car regime. Now the man who should have easily won this title has sunk 68 points behind his teammate and is actually third in the world rankings, even behind Lewis Hamilton. A total disaster which is also reflected in the comments made by Russell to Sky Sport F1 after the race. “Honestly I’m beyond frustration now – declared the English #63 – these are things that are happening to me too often. So I’m beyond being frustrated. And the dreams for the championship are now completely gone. I’ve put that behind me now. [l’idea di lottare per il titolo] and I try to do one race after another trying to get back to enjoying them. Because right now it’s not pleasant. Over the last two weekends I’ve had some experiences that have made me think everything is against me. But sometimes things are like this and I have to try to reverse the situation.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-06-08 03:03:00